Diabetic patients should:

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The routine care of the diabetic patient should include regular follow-up with health care providers (especially diabetic educators) to make certain that routine vaccinations are received, that retinal examinations are performed, and that blood pressures are kept scrupulously normal. The feet of a diabetic patient should be checked at each office visit so that evidence of diabetic foot ulcerations or peripheral vascular disease can be detected early. Unchecked retinopathy can result in blindness. Foot ulcerations and peripheral vascular disease can result in osteomyelitis, gangrene, or amputation.

Diabetic Patients Should