Open AccessEducating patients of diabetes mellitus for diabetic foot care
Author(s) -
Satyam Singh,
Suhas Jajoo,
Samarth Shukla,
Sourya Acharya
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_861_19
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , diabetic foot , foot care , foot (prosody) , disease , physical therapy , endocrinology , linguistics , philosophy
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a global pandemic. Among the spectrum of diabetic complications, diabetic foot is a leading cause of morbidity and hence awareness and education regarding primary healthcare inclusive of self-care pertaining to diabetic foot care is of paramount importance.