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Question of the Week | Best action to treat a corn?

A person with diabetes has small corn on their pinky toe and it bothers them when walking.

What is the best first action?

  1.  Instruct them on to how to safely use a liquid corn remover.
  2. Encourage them to buy a shoe size larger than their usual shoe size.
  3. Carefully trim the corn with a sterile instrument and cover with gauze padding.
  4. Refer the person to a foot specialist.

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Coach Beverly Thomassian, RN, MPH, BC-ADM, CDCES

Author, Nurse, Educator, Clinician and Innovator, Beverly has specialized in diabetes management for over twenty years. As president and founder of Diabetes Educational Services, Beverly is dedicated to optimizing diabetes care and improving the lives of those with diabetes.


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