title: Preventing foot problems in patients with diabetes.
abstract: Patients with diabetes are vulnerable to damage to their feet, and minor problems can deteriorate rapidly. A diabetes clinical nurse, winner of the diabetes category in the Professional Nurse Awards 1997, introduced a scheme to raise awareness in this area.
authors.affiliation: Wharfedale Diabetes Centre, Wharfedale General Hospital, Otley, West Yorkshire.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Clapham
mesh_terms: D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic