Diabetic Foot Care

Original Research

Validity and Reliability of the Foot Care Scale for Older Diabetics in Turkish Society

02/27/2024

İsmail Toygar, PhD¹; Güneş Feyizoğlu, PhD, RN²; Emine Özdemir Aslan, MSc, PhD(c), RN³; İrem Gül, RN, MSc⁴; and Öznur Usta Yeşilbalkan, RN, PhD⁴

İsmail Toygar, PhD1; Güneş Feyizoğlu,...

02/27/2024

Wound Management & Prevention

Blog

Recognizing And Addressing The Knowledge Gap Among PCPs About Diabetic Foot Care And Screening

12/29/2020

Mark Hinkes DPM FACFAS FAPWCA DABFAS

The American Diabetes Association guidelines for management of diabetes include a series of general recommendations for foot care.1 Their first recommendation is that the “feet should be inspected at every visit for patients with evidence of...

The American Diabetes...

12/29/2020

Podiatry Today

Blog

When Patients With Diabetes Become ‘Bathroom Surgeons’

10/29/2020

Mark Hinkes DPM FACFAS FAPWCA DABFAS

David was a new patient who came to my office on an “emergency” basis with a presenting complaint of a wound to the great toe of his left foot. He was 79 years old and had type 2 diabetes controlled by oral medication. He also had arthritis,...

David was a new patient who came...

10/29/2020

Podiatry Today

Diabetes Watch

A Closer Look At A "SCAMP" Protocol To Facilitate Consistent Treatment Pathways And Improved Outcomes

03/30/2020

By Kevin McDonald, DPM

In 2006, a group of pediatric cardiologists in Boston set out to improve patient outcomes while decreasing unnecessary costs.1 The doctors based their initiative on the following five principles. • Variation from sound medical principles...

In 2006, a group of pediatric...

03/30/2020

Podiatry Today