[Knowledge of the diabetic patient on foot care]

Abstract

The objective of this research is to evaluate how much the clients that frequently went to the Diabetes Ambulatory, knew about their own ill, and the feet care. In the sample--diabetes type 2--the majority were people with more than fifty years old and 71.8% were diabetics for more than ten years. So the conclusion that could be taken is that the clients knew about the care that they must have with their feet to don't have complications, but the "own care" is not well done. To insert it in the rightly on their day-by-day they must have access to the information about diabetes, participation of the family, motivation and their own ability.