Categories of foot at risk in patients of diabetes at a tertiary care center: Insights into need for foot care

Abstract

This study brings forth that foot at risk of ulcer is rampant in patients with diabetes. There are lacunae in diabetic foot care at all levels of care. With the increase in diabetes, cost effective steps are required to improve foot care among diabetes in India. Considering the demographic profile of patients in our study, growing number of patients with diabetes, lack of time and staff allocated for foot care in our setup, audiovisual aids seems a good option to spread foot care awareness among diabetes.