Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Should nurses cut patients? toe nails? What do you think?
You can join the debate on twitter using #feet.
Currently we teach all people with diabetes to look after their feet, including showing them how the nails should be cut, to prevent problems.
Due to the increasing numbers of people with diabetes, having diabetes alone is no longer a reason to receive free chiropody. Only those people with diabetes who are at risk, such as peripheral neuropathy or had previous foot ulceration have access to free podiatry.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing...ld-nurses-cut-patients-toe-nails/5043659.blog
You can join the debate on twitter using #feet.
Currently we teach all people with diabetes to look after their feet, including showing them how the nails should be cut, to prevent problems.
Due to the increasing numbers of people with diabetes, having diabetes alone is no longer a reason to receive free chiropody. Only those people with diabetes who are at risk, such as peripheral neuropathy or had previous foot ulceration have access to free podiatry.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing...ld-nurses-cut-patients-toe-nails/5043659.blog