{"id":647,"date":"2026-06-25T12:27:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T12:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wound.doctor\/diabetic-foot-ulcer-prevention-a-patients-guide\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T12:27:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T12:27:26","slug":"diabetic-foot-ulcer-prevention-a-patients-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wound.doctor\/ms\/diabetic-foot-ulcer-prevention-a-patients-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Diabetic Foot Ulcer Prevention: A Patient&#8217;s Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Diabetic Foot Ulcer Prevention<\/h2>\n<p>Prevention is the most effective strategy. Daily foot care can reduce ulcer incidence by up to 50%.<\/p>\n<h3>Daily Foot Inspection<\/h3>\n<p>Check feet daily for cuts, blisters, redness, swelling, and color changes. Use a mirror for areas you cannot see directly. Never walk barefoot.<\/p>\n<h3>Proper Footwear<\/h3>\n<p>Wear properly fitted shoes with adequate toe box space. Seamless socks prevent friction. Custom orthotics may be recommended.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diabetic Foot Ulcer Prevention Prevention is the most effective strategy. Daily foot care can reduce ulcer incidence by up to 50%. Daily Foot Inspection Check feet daily for cuts, blisters,&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-647","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-uncategorized"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wound.doctor\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wound.doctor\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wound.doctor\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wound.doctor\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=647"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wound.doctor\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wound.doctor\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wound.doctor\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wound.doctor\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}