Feet !

[Debzz_]

I still have had no contact from the elusive diabetic nurse - 4 weeks since diagnosed. Do I get my feet checked automatically via surgery? Should I make an appointment with the surgery podiatrists?

 

[noblehead]

Should I make an appointment with the surgery podiatrists?

Yes why not, that's what I do @Debzz_

Maybe worth chasing up your appointment with the nurse too, here are the 15 Healthcare Essentials that people with diabetes should expect to receive:

https://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-t...ntials/What-are-the-15-Healthcare-Essentials/

 

[Prem51]

On diagnosis my GP referred me to the practice DN, but I had to book the actual appointment with the DN through the receptionist.

 

[Art Of Flowers]

I still have had no contact from the elusive diabetic nurse - 4 weeks since diagnosed. Do I get my feet checked automatically via surgery? Should I make an appointment with the surgery podiatrists?

When I had my first appointment with the Diabetes Nurse she checked out if I could feel sensations in my feet. I think this is standard practice. They basically get you to lie down and prod parts of your feet with a slightly sharp instrument and check if you can feel it. I had no problems, so this was not checked on my second DN appointment.

 

[Mr_Pot]

When I had my first appointment with the Diabetes Nurse she checked out if I could feel sensations in my feet. I think this is standard practice. They basically get you to lie down and prod parts of your feet with a slightly sharp instrument and check if you can feel it. I had no problems, so this was not checked on my second DN appointment.

When I had my first appointment with the Diabetes Nurse she checked out if I could feel sensations in my feet. I think this is standard practice. They basically get you to lie down and prod parts of your feet with a slightly sharp instrument and check if you can feel it. I had no problems, so this was not checked on my second DN appointment.

"Sharp instrument" might worry some people. It is actually a nylon fibre which is designed to bend with 10g pressure. They just touch it on your feet in various places until it bends which you should be able to feel.

 

[Chook]

My DN makes the podiatrist appointments - or should I say appointment as I have only had one in the ten plus years since diagnosis.

Luckily my step niece is a podiatrist and has a look at them occasionally.