This article is part of a series of information articles for people living with diabetes. My goal is to educate as many people as I can about how to care for your feet. I am a health care professional working in the diabetes education field and foot care is one area that I really stress when I talk to my clients with diabetes. These damaging effects include chronic foot ulcers that can lead to disability and in some cases, amputation. The most com reason is because you and your health care professional were mainly focused on getting your blood sugar down to an acceptable range.

The more you know about foot care, the less talbert you will have in developing foot ulcers now and in the future. Diabetes Foot Screening And Examination When you were first diagnosed with diabetes, were you given instruction on how to take care of your feet on a daily basis. Screening for foot problems ensures that goddart warning signs of trouble are dealt with in a timely manner.

Because I have seen the damaging effects of poor foot care.

Chances are that you were given limited information in this very important area.