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Diabetic foot care education and diabetic foot screening are essential for all diabetic patients. One of the major complications in diabetes is foot ulceration due to poor vascular status, nerve damage and lack of self-foot care. Patients should follow-up on a six-month or yearly checkup with diabetic foot care nurses. The physical examination and testing results are useful for the physician when considering the state of the patient's feet condition. Diabetic foot care education plays an important role in the care of the patient's feet. Diabetic foot care nurses are trained and qualified to conduct foot screening and provide education sessions to patients. Educational resources are used in assisting patient's understanding in self-foot care. Places such as hospitals, polyclinics and national foot care centres provide diabetic foot screening and foot care services to all diabetic patients. The aim is to achieve an effective and structured foot care education in order to improve treatment outcome and prevent recurrence of the foot problem. According to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guideline, “education is an essential element in the empowerment of people with diabetes”.