A 61-year-old patient with diabetes mellitus has a physician's order for meticulous foot care.Which of the following rationales is most appropriate with respect to the physician's order?
A) The aging process causes increased skin breakdown.
B) Increased neuropathy occurs with diabetes mellitus and places the patient at risk.
C) The patient probably has a history of poor hygienic care.
D) The lower extremities are difficult to see and therefore more prone to inadequate hygiene.
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