Foot and Skin Care for Diabetes
Daily foot checks, the right shoes and socks and how to care for skin and small wounds before they get worse.
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About this course
Daily foot checks, the right shoes and socks and how to care for skin and small wounds before they get worse.
Diabetes can lower feeling in your feet and slow healing, so small problems can grow before you notice them. This course walks you through daily foot checks, nerve damage, choosing shoes and socks, and caring for wounds and common skin problems.
Each lesson focuses on simple habits that help you catch trouble early and know when to get help.
What you will learn
Medically reviewed by
Dr. Shanto Arian is an internal medicine physician now specializing in clinical and aesthetic dermatology, with a parallel academic focus on epidemiology and public health. He holds an MBBS, MPH, MSc (UK), MRCP (UK), MRCPI (Ireland), Diploma in Dermatology (UK), and Diploma in Aesthetic Medicine (USA). Dr. Arian trained in internal medicine, including hospital work on hematology cases such as graft-versus-host disease, before moving toward dermatology. Skin is one of the earliest places diabetes shows itself, from acanthosis nigricans and diabetic dermopathy to slow foot wound healing, and that intersection is where his clinical and Diabic-review work meet. On Diabic, Dr. Arian medically reviews content on diabetes diagnosis, complications, dermatologic manifestations, and pharmacotherapy, ensuring every claim aligns with current ADA, NICE, and peer-reviewed literature.
For learning only. Talk to your doctor before changing medicine or habits.
Chapter 1: Why Feet and Skin Need Extra Care
- National Library of MedicinePubMed article 33680841 (opens in a new tab)
- NIDDKDiabetes and Foot Problems (opens in a new tab)
- Mayo ClinicAmputation and diabetes: How to protect your feet (opens in a new tab)
- National Cancer InstituteQuit Smoking or Vaping Today - We Can Help (opens in a new tab)
- American Diabetes AssociationDiabetes Care, Standards of Care supplement 2024 (opens in a new tab)
Chapter 2: Daily Foot Checks
Chapter 3: Nerve Damage in the Feet
Chapter 5: Foot Wounds and Ulcers
Chapter 6: Skin Problems
- American Diabetes AssociationDiabetes and Skin Complications (opens in a new tab)
- Mayo ClinicItchy skin (pruritus) - Symptoms and causes (opens in a new tab)
- MedlinePlusCellulitis (opens in a new tab)
- Diabetes CareDiabetes Care journal home page (opens in a new tab)
- American Academy of Dermatology10 reasons your skin itches uncontrollably and how to get relief (opens in a new tab)
Chapter 7: Wound Healing
Further reading on Diabic
- Diabetic Foot Care and Prevention Guide
- Diabetic Foot Care Routine: Daily Checklist
- Recognizing Diabetic Neuropathy in Feet (With Pictures)
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Treatment and Prevention
- How to Support Diabetic Wound Healing at Home
- Smoking and Blood Sugar: Why Quitting Matters With Diabetes
- Diabetic Foot Infection Symptoms: Warning Signs
- Why Diabetes Nail Problems Happen and How to Help
- Diabetes Foot Numbness: Causes and What Helps
- Recognizing Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Early
- Diabetic Neuropathy Foot Pain: Symptoms and Relief
- Duloxetine and Diabetic Neuropathy: How It Helps Nerve Pain
- Best Shoes for people with diabetes in 2026
- Itchy Skin with Diabetes: Causes and Relief
- Dry Skin and Type 2 Diabetes: Causes and Relief
- Diabetes Skin Infection: Causes and Prevention
- Diabetic Dermopathy: Brown Spots on Your Legs
- Skin Complications of Diabetes: Types and Treatments