Resource List
1. Monofilaments for Sensory Testing
To order monofilaments, contact the following companies:
Center for Specialized Diabetes Foot Care
PO Box 373 - 405 Hayden St.
Belzoni, MS 39038
Phone: (800) 543-9055
www.middelta.com/filamentsinfo.htm
Single 5.07 (10 gm): $10.00
Diabetic Care Services
Phone: 1-800-633-7167
www.diabeticcareservices.com
(Click on “Testing Supplies” tab, then choose “Neuropathy Testing”)
Neuropen Monofilaments 15g (5x15g replacement monofilaments): $21.95
10g (5x10g): $21.95
Diabetic Express
Phone: 1-800-338-4656
www.diabeticexpress.com
(Click on “Testing Supplies” tab, then choose “Neuropathy Testing”)
Neuropen Monofilaments 10g (5 x 10g replacement monofilaments): $21.95
J & B Medical Supply
Phone: 1-800-980-0047
www.jandbmedical.com/shop/diabetes/neuropathytesting/index.asp
Owen Muford Neuropen 10g monofilament: $19.65
North Coast Medical, Inc.
187 Stauffer Boulevard
San Jose, CA 95125-1042
Phone: 408-283-1900
www.ncmedical.com
Set of six, assorted sizes: $124.95
Single 5.07 (10gm): $24.95
Sammons Preston
P.O. Box 5071
Bolingbrook, IL 60440-5071
Phone: 1-800-323-5547
www.sammonspreston.com/Supply/product-list.asp?subsection=1406
Single 5.07 (10gm): $26.95
Sensory Testing Systems
1815 Dallas Drive, Suite 11A
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: 225- 923-1297
www.thetrophyhousebr.com
(Click on STS Products button for online catalog)
Single 5.07 (10gm): $10.00
2. National Diabetes Education Program
(NDEP) – a partnership among the National Institutes
of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, and over 200 organizations
Internet: ndep.nih.gov
To order materials, call: (800) 438-5383
Feet Can Last a Lifetime – A Health Care Provider’s
Guide to Preventing Diabetes Foot Problems
Copies of this kit are available through the National
Diabetes Information Clearinghouse by calling
(800) 438-5383. In addition, the entire text of the kit
may be downloaded from the NDEP website at
ndep.nih.gov on the Internet.
Take Care of Your Feet for A Lifetime
This 12-page, easy-to read, illustrated patient booklet
provides step-by-step instructions for proper foot care.
It includes a tear-off reminder sheet of foot care tips
and a patient “To Do” list. Available in English and
Spanish on the NDEP website at ndep.nih.gov on
the Internet.
3. National Diabetes Information
Clearinghouse (NDIC) of the National Institute
of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
1 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892-3560
Internet: www.niddk.nih.gov/health/diabetes/ndic
(301) 654-3327
Foot Care and Diabetes 1993 - Present.
The database from the diabetes subfile of the
Combined Health Information Database (CHID) can be
searched for foot care and diabetes information. Each
citation includes the author, title, source, a summary,
where to obtain the item, and its price. Formats of
audiovisuals are provided. CHID is available at
chid.nih.gov on the Internet.
Diabetic Neuropathy: The Nerve Damage of Diabetes
This 12-page fact sheet for patients describes the
causes, symptoms, and major types of neuropathy, provides
information about diagnosis and treatment, as
well as the findings of the Diabetes Control and
Complications Trial as they relate to neuropathy.
4. American Association of Diabetes
Educators
100 West Monroe St., Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60603
Internet: www.aadenet.org
Phone: (800) TEAM-UP4
(312) 424-2426 for main location
Use the toll-free number to receive the names and
phone numbers of three certified diabetes educators in
the location you specify.
Diabetes Foot and Skin Care
This is one of a series of informative videotapes for
patient education. To order or for a free preview, call
(800) 432-8433.
5. American Diabetes Association
1701 N. Beauregard St.
Alexandria, VA 22311
Internet: www.diabetes.org
Phone: (800) 232-6733 for publications
(800) 342-2383 for general diabetes information
(703) 549-1500 – National Office
Information about local activities including materials
also is available by calling your local American Diabetes
Association at 1-888-DIABETES.
Clinical Practice Recommendations
- The American Diabetes Association: Standards of Medical Care for Patients With Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes Care 23 (suppl.1):S32-S42, 2000.
- The American Diabetes Association: Preventive Foot Care in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes Care 23 (suppl.1):S55-S56, 2000.
Diabetes, What to Know Head to Toe
This patient brochure briefly covers self-care of the
heart, eyes and feet and is available in English and
Spanish.
First Thing First Series: Foot Care (5093-10)
This patient brochure briefly describes the importance
of and methods for proper foot care.
101 Foot Care Tips for People with Diabetes (4834-01)
This book for people with diabetes provides information
about keeping the feet healthy and preventing
foot complications.
6. American Orthopaedic Foot &
Ankle Society
1216 Pine Street, Suite 201
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: (206) 223-1120
Fax: (206) 223-1178
E-mail: aofas@aofas.org
Internet: www.aofas.org
You may order a copy of any brochure by sending a
self-addressed, stamped envelope to the address above
or download a copy from the internet.
Guidelines for Referral
This journal reprint outlines five criteria for patient
referral to an orthopedist to prevent deterioration or
complications of a diabetic ulcer.
The Diabetic Foot
This patient brochure answers basic questions about
diabetic foot problems and offers information on day-to-day-care to help prevent them.
Patient Brochures
These are short brochures to help patients prevent
injury and care for their feet:
- How to Care for Your Diabetic Feet
- The Diabetic Foot and Risk: How to Prevent
Losing Your Leg
- Shoes and Orthotics for Diabetics
- Charcot Joints, or Neuropathic Arthropathy
- Foot Ulcers and the Total Contact Cast
Newsletter
“FootCare” is a quarterly newsletter offering advice on
foot care topics for people with diabetes.
7. American Podiatric Medical Association
9312 Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda, MD 20814-1698
Internet: www.apma.org
To order materials, call (301) 581-9200
Your Podiatric Physician Talks about Diabetes
This patient brochure covers preventive foot care,
warning signs, and the role of the podiatric physician
in foot care.
Don’t Let Diabetes Get a Foothold on Your Life
This patient brochure presents an overview of potential
foot problems affecting people with diabetes. It discusses
diabetes warning signs, preventive foot care,
and the role of the podiatric physician in the management
of diabetes foot problems.
8. Centers For Disease Control and
Prevention– Division of Diabetes
Translation Clearinghouse
P.O. Box 8728
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Internet: www.cdc.gov/diabetes
To order, call toll free (877) CDC-DIAB (232-3422)
Take Charge of Your Diabetes
This 76-page spiral-bound book for adults with diabetes
focuses on the value of glucose control, team
work, community and family support, and simple preventive
steps for helping to promote health and prevent
complications (Chapter 9 covers foot care). Yellow
record sheets are provided for recording tests that
should be done once a year and at every visit.
The Prevention and Treatment of Complications of
Diabetes: A Guide for Primary Care Practitioners
This 93-page book describes ways to help the primary
care provider prevent, detect, and treat major diabetes
complications. An office guide in the appendix offers a
brief synopsis of the recommendations contained in the
body of the text. The guide may be photocopied and
placed in the medical record. This book is available only
on the Internet.
The Economics of Diabetes Mellitus: An Annotated
Bibliography
This bibliography contains most of the important economic
studies currently available regarding the direct
health care costs related to diabetes and interventions
to reduce the burden of diabetes.
Diabetes Surveillance, 1997
This report documents the number of diabetes-related
hospital discharges with lower extremity amputations
as a reported procedure between 1990 and 1994.
9. Health Care Financing Administration
To order materials, call the Texas Medical Foundation at (888) 691-9167.
Foot Exam Materials for Academic Detailing
A tool kit for implementing an academic detailing
intervention for increasing foot exams. The kit
includes: an implementation plan for the Peer
Review Organization, guidelines for the detailer,
principles of academic detailing, podiatry consult
request and report forms, exam documentation
sheet, chart stickers, references and resources, and
a 10-minute video of a foot exam.
MedQuest Data Abstraction and Analysis System, User’s Guide for DQIP
This toolkit includes an introductory video, detailed
DQIP specifications and appendix, instructions for
installing and using the MedQuest software, instructions
for medical record abstraction and running a preprogrammed
analysis report, and ten medical records
for practice abstraction.
Compendium of Diabetes Best Practices
This compendium includes peer reviewed studies and
quality improvement projects that document successful
interventions in screening, monitoring and treatment
of diabetic patients for improved outcomes. Tables
address barriers to high quality diabetes care and effective
interventions. Many of the studies and quality
improvement projects relate specifically to foot care
improvements. Also available at
www.hcfa.gov/quality/3r.htm on the Internet.
Diabetes Interventions Toolkit
This kit provides examples of resources and tools that
have been used successfully by clinicians, diabetes educators,
peer review organizations, managed care organizations
and others to improve care. It includes flowsheets,
algorithms, patient education materials, practitioner
toolkits and abstraction tools. Many of the tools specifically
address foot care. Also available at
www.takingondiabetes.org/bestpractices/index
on the Internet.
10. Indian Health Service
5300 Homestead Road, NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Internet: www.ihs.gov/medicalprograms/diabetes
To order, call (505) 248-4182.
Standards of Diabetic Foot Care
This 43-page manual for providers includes minimum standards for diabetes foot care within the scope of each IHS facility.
The Basic Approach to the Diabetic Foot
This 41-page booklet for community health representatives
covers foot problems, foot examinations, and how to care for the diabetic foot and patients with a foot ulcer.
A Basic Approach to Caring for the Feet of People
with Diabetes
This three-part, 75-slide set teaches providers about foot
care. Part 1: Injury can lead to amputation; Part 2:
Examining the feet of a person with diabetes; Part 3:
Foot care for all people with diabetes. (Slides are a
companion piece to “The Basic Approach to the Diabetic
Foot” listed above.)
Booklets
These illustrated patient booklets, each 10-13 pages, are
written at or below 6th grade level.
- Taking Care of Your Feet
- Footwear for People with Diabetes
Brochures
These are short patient information brochures.
- Take Care of Your Feet
- Numbness to Legs, Hands, and Foot/Pain
- Pain Related to Nerve Damage
Practice Guidelines
Practice guidelines in the form of a decision tree that
addresses criteria for diagnosis, risk-factor assessment,
treatment options, therapeutic targets, monitoring,
and follow-up. To request a copy contact:
Stephen J. Rith-Najarian M.D.
Bemidji Area Indian Health Service
Diabetes Program
522 Minnesota Avenue
111 Federal Building, Bemidji, MN 56601
E-mail: Srithnajarian@nchs.com.
11. Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
International
120 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
Internet: www.jdf.org
To order call: (800) JDF-CURE
Diabetes and Foot Care
This brochure provides general information about the
effects of diabetes on feet, special self-care, the prevention,
detection, and proper treatment of foot care problems,
and the physician’s role in foot examination and treatment.
12. Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention (LEAP) Program
HRSA/BPHC/DPSP
4350 East-West Highway, 9th Floor
Bethesda, MD 20814
Internet: www.bphc.hrsa.gov/leap
To order the LEAP materials listed below, call the BPHC
Information Clearinghouse at (888)275-4772 or preview
and download them from the LEAP website.
Free Brochure and Monofilament
Each LEAP monofilament comes with a brochure on how
to perform a sensory foot exam. Single copies are available
free to individuals. Clinicians and other health care
organizations may obtain up to 50 monofilaments free
of charge. Multiple requests from the same organization
will not be honored.
Several versions of the LEAP brochure are available on
the website—in normal and large print and in English
and in Spanish. Other languages will be added. These
brochures have no copyright restrictions and may be
downloaded and reproduced.
Diabetes Foot Screen Forms
Both an abbreviated and a comprehensive foot screen
form have no copyright and may be downloaded from
the website and reproduced.
Video on Foot Assessment of the Adult Patient with Diabetes
This 5-minute video, produced in collaboration with
Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States, shows a
clinician discussing the importance of foot screening for
patients with diabetes, explains the components of the
LEAP Program, and demonstrates how to perform a simple
foot screen using the LEAP monofilament.
This video can be viewed directly on the website. Call
(888) 275-4772 to order a free VHS copy.
Patient Education Booklet
Designed to go with the patient video, this simple,
easy-to-read booklet reinforces the importance of
proper foot care for a patient with diabetes who has lost
protective sensation. It is illustrated with simple pictures
and can be adapted to include the clinician’s telephone
number. Several translations of this booklet are available
on the website.
Video for Clinicians
This 10-minute video, produced by the Texas peer review
organization, is a tool for clinicians and demonstrates
how to perform a comprehensive foot examination for
patients with diabetes. This video can be viewed directly
on the website. Free single VHS copies are available.
13. Pedorthic Footwear Association
7150 Columbia Gateway Dr., Suite G
Columbia, MD 21046-1151
Internet: www.pedorthics.org
Phone: (800) 673-8447
Diabetes and Pedorthics: Conservative Foot Care
This patient brochure provides information on pedorthics
and footwear, including the role that a certified
pedorthist plays in preventing and alleviating diabetes
foot complications.
Pedorthics: Foot Care Through Proper Footwear
This brochure briefly explains the field of pedorthics
and its practice of designing footwear to accommodate
serious foot problems.
The Pedorthic Dispenser
Properly fitting therapeutic footwear requires special
skills and care. The pedorthic profession focuses on the
design, fit, and modification of shoes and related foot
appliances. In addition to pedorthists, other dispensers
include podiatrists, orthotists, and prosthetists.
For a listing of pedorthists, send a self-addressed
stamped envelope to the Board for Certification in
Pedorthics, 7150 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite G,
Columbia, MD 21046, or contact the website
www.cpeds.org on the Internet.
14. Veterans Health Administration
Jeffrey M. Robbins, DPM
Director, VHA Headquarters, Podiatry Service
Louis Stokes Cleveland DVAMC
10701 East Boulevard
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
To order, call (216) 231-3286 or
fax (216) 231-3446
E-mail: jeffrey.robbins@med.va.gov
Free Filaments
Monofilaments are available free of charge to the
entire Veterans Health Administration.
Foot Screening Tool
This one-page screening tool documents a foot
examination and risk status using monofilament
sensory testing.
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