Expert foot care for people with diabetes
Our specialist podiatry team provides comprehensive foot assessment, treatment and education to prevent complications and promote healthy, active lives
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Diabetes can affect your nerves and blood circulation, making your feet more vulnerable to infections and ulcers. Regular foot care and early treatment are key to preventing serious complications.
Annual foot checks save lives.
Everyone with diabetes should have their feet checked by a healthcare professional at least once a year.
Up to 25%
of people with diabetes will develop a foot ulcer in their lifetime.
80%
of amputations are preceded by a foot ulcer.
Early detection
and treatment can prevent ulcers and amputations.
Our goal
is to keep you active, independent and ulcer-free.
Complete evaluation of foot structure, sensation, circulation and skin condition.
Specialised treatment for foot ulcers with regular monitoring and wound care.
Blood flow assessment using ultrasound to check circulation.
Nerve function testing to detect loss of sensation (nerve damage).
Personalised recommendations for proper diabetic footwear.
Specialised management of Charcot neuro-arthropathy.
Your first visit usually takes 45–60 minutes.
Your foot assessment is normal, placing you at a low risk for diabetic foot complications. Continue taking care of your feet and see a podiatrist once a year for a routine checkup.
Your foot assessment showed a moderate risk of diabetic foot complications. Please take extra care of your feet and see a podiatrist every 3 to 6 months.
Your foot assessment showed abnormal results, placing you at high risk for diabetic foot complications. Please take extra care of your feet and see a podiatrist every 1 to 3 months for a checkup.
Your foot assessment is urgent, and this means you currently have an active foot problem that requires urgent care and attention. The Podiatrist will arrange regular appointments with you to manage this problem.
Check your foot health risk.
1
Know Your Foot Risk in Under 2 Minutes
Take our quick 10-question check to understand your risk and get personalized advice.
2
Get Clear Clinical Care Recommendations
Receive immediate, evidence-based recommendations aligned with international guidelines (NICE & IWGDF) on how often you need professional care.
3
Protect Your Long-Term Mobility and Health
Whether your risk is low, moderate, or urgent, knowing where you stand empowers you to take the exact right steps to avoid serious foot problems.
Access digital booklets, brochures, and downloadable care guides that include foot guides, exercises, risk management and more.
View booklets hereExperienced professionals dedicated to your foot health.
Chief Podiatrist
BSc Podiatry Medicine
MSc Diabetic foot diagnosis and treatment
MSc Integral Podiatric Surgery
MSc Biomechanics and Orthopaedics
Pilar Dorca is a Senior Podiatrist at Dasman Diabetes Institute, with over 20 years’ experience. Pilar specialises in a diabetes-related foot health, advanced wound care, high-risk foot management and education. She also has an active educational role, providing patient education and teaching healthcare professionals Pilar speaks English and Spanish.
Senior Podiatrist
BSc Podiatry Medicine
Marwa Suwar is a Senior Podiatrist at Dasman Diabetes Institute, with over 20 years’ experience. Marwa specialises in a diabetes-related foot health, advanced wound care, high-risk foot management and education. She has an active educational role, providing patient education and teaching healthcare professionals. Marwa speaks English.
Senior Podiatrist
BSc Podiatry Medicine
Rachel Mcglynn is a Senior Podiatrist at Dasman Diabetes Institute with over 13 years’ experience in diabetic foot assessment, prevention and management. She specialises in evidence based diabetic foot assessment and treatment, peripheral arterial disease assessment and diabetic foot ulcer management. Rachel speaks English.
Specialist Podiatrist
BSc Podiatry Medicine
Ali Anwar is a specialist Podiatrist at Dasman Diabetes Institute with over 7 years of experience. Ali specialises in the management of diabetic foot complications including ulcer management and Charcot foot treatment. He leads patient education programs and is committed to preventing amputations through early intervention. Ali speaks English, and Urdu.
A Podiatrist is a healthcare practitioner who specialises in the management of complications relating to the foot, ankle and leg.
A list of current medications, all reports relating to any treatment or tests carried out outside of Dasman Diabetes and the footwear you regularly wear to be assessed for suitability.
As a Diabetic you must be seen minimum of once per year for your annual assessment but based upon your risk rating or treatment plan you may be asked to attend more regularly.
A diabetic foot ulcer is a wound on your foot that has been present for more than 3 weeks. In the vast majority of cases these do heal but require regular dressing and offloading device.
To prevent foot problems, you must do the following regularly:
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