We welcomed Lorraine King, a fully qualified Foot Care Practitioner whose business Toe-Tal Footcare is based nearby in Impington. Lorraine began by telling us some uncomfortable statistics which emphasised the importance of looking after your feet if you suffer from diabetes. Diabetes care costs the NHS £10B per year, but of that £0.5B goes towards the…
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Feet!
We welcomed Helen Moakes, Advanced Diabetes Podiatrist, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust who covered the topic of feet and diabetes. Helen described most of her patients as having blood glucose sadly well out of control – HbA1c’s of 90-100+ – and around 95% not taking any interest in their diabetes or any action. These…