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Foot Problems Checklist

Take a copy of this checklist with you when you visit your doctor or foot specialist (podiatrist). Because you have diabetes, your doctor needs to examine your feet during every visit and do a thorough foot exam once a year.

Take off your shoes and socks while you are waiting in the exam room.

Questions I have about foot care:

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Problems I have noticed:

Describe each problem:

On these pictures, mark the area of your foot where the problem is.

Pictures of right foot

Right foot

Pictures of left foot

Left foot

By Healthwise Staff
Primary Medical Reviewer E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Jennifer Hone, MD - Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Last Revised June 29, 2011

Last Revised: June 29, 2011

Author: Healthwise Staff

Medical Review: E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine & Jennifer Hone, MD - Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

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