Diabetic foot is considered one of the most threatening and disabling complications for a diabetic patient: lesions of the extremities can become so severe that the person may risk the amputation of the toe, foot or leg. Methodology of planning and implementation of an educational intervention for the prevention of the diabetic foot is presented in its various steps: from the identification of priorities and contents to the problems and difficulties encountered in the implementation of the program.
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