April is National Foot Awareness Month, and we want to spread the word about the importance of daily foot care for people living with diabetes. Simple foot assessment, care, and education saves limbs and improves quality of life.
Foot care education is essential when providing care to people with Diabetes. By encouraging individual to engage in a daily foot care routine, we can help prevent foot complications and improve quality of life.
5 Critical Education Points for Lower Extremities
Foot Care for a Lifetime – Educational brochure
Foot Assessment Form – from Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention Program (LEAP)
To learn more, you can purchase and view our Lower Extremity Webinar which details lower extremity assessment and teaching strategies.
This laminated six fold brochure is a compact, but complete pocketchart that lists the major steps in diabetic foot examination.
Includes risk classification plus strategies for treating infections in the diabetic foot, foot ulcer classification, indications for different dressings, and a guide for footwear prescription.
Also contains foot deformity diagrams and visual instructions for the monofilament test and ABI calculation.
Sign up for Diabetes Blog Bytes – we post one daily Blog Byte from Monday to Friday. And of course, Tuesday is our Question of the Week. It’s Informative and FREE! Sign up below!