Wear clean socks to bed if the feet are cold. Wear good shoes and socks that fit well. Inspect and shake out shoes before putting them on. The Operation Big Foot Clinic at the Department of Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System is an example of an integrated program of foot screening, diabetes education, and behavior change counseling to prevent diabetic foot complications. Using the principles and techniques described here, many foot ulcerations and amputations can be prevented, but the person with diabetes is the only one who can determine what is practiced.
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