From: Dominic Hough, BSc, D.Ch Professional High Risk Foot Specialist

Dear Diabetic Carer

Let’s get right to the reason why you’re here.  You have heard so much about the problems that Diabetes can cause.  "Amputations", "my feet will fall off", "I will never be able to wear any shoe again"- these are just some of the real comments made by my patients.

Diabetes has got the whole world in a strangle hold. You don't know if to keep your feet off the ground all day, everyday or even dare to walk on the floor.

Many of the patients that walk into my clinic have spent hundreds of dollars on potions, products and clinical care because they have been told to.

On this page you will finally find out what treatment, what advice and ultimately what care the patient should be getting.

"Upto 50% of older patients with Type 2 Diabetes have one or more risk factors for foot ulceration..."

It is not to say that there are bad clinicians out there, but at the end of the day a patient should receive a certain level of care whoever they are. And with that level of care should be education. Out of all the amputations related to Diabetes, up to 80% could have been saved before the patient went under the knife and lost a toe, foot or even their leg. Yes you read that right:

Up to 80% of ALL amputations could have been saved.

By now I suspect that you are thinking, "who on earth are you?".

I am Dominic Hough and I am a UK trained Chiropodist- a footcare specialist I graduated in 2003 after 3 long years at University, I quickly got a job visiting local Doctors clinics as their "foot specialist" Within a year I was employed by the a Government run National Health Service (NHS) where I saw everything from nail care to bones sticking out of feet. I visited hospitals other clinics and helped my colleagues with their patients. I also created seminars for nurses and Doctors about high risk footcare. Within 2008 my wife and I emigrated to Canada where we set up our own busy local clinic and treated patients in Toronto clinics and hospitals. College Of Chiropodists Of Ontario Member.

That’s my clinic, “L&D Footcare"

We also have links to other services:

• Two of the largest nursing organisations in the region refer consistently to us

• Local Doctors refer their patients to us

• The hospital sends us their patients

• We are called upon to talk to other health professionals about specific conditions and questions that they might have related to footcare.

A patient has Diabetes, so what does that mean for their feet?

There are various types of Diabetics out there. Now I am not talking about Type 1 or 2, but there are measured risk factors and various ways that you can measure how compromised a Diabetic truly is.

This information is widely known to the people "in the know" rather than a clinician who rarely sees Diabetics. To a point where in the UK they used this system and people who were getting footcare didn't need to come back because they could manage themselves.

All the systems that are in place are designed specifically to help the Diabetic...but if you don't know about them then you are going to be so concerned or worried about your feet that sometimes it just gets too much. Then you read scary headlines, talk to people over a coffee listening to horror stories...and that just makes it even worse.

I recently had a patient who came into our clinic frightened out of his wits because he was diagnosed with Neuropathy- no feeling in the feet. He was tearful, he really was. He even stopped his holiday plans because he didn't want to go walking in sandals. We checked him over- in 5 minutes and realised that he didn't have neuropathy...his risk status was reduced and plenty of advice was given (which he never heard of before). The patient walked away with confidence, self esteem, and even brought to him some power over his Diabetes. 

Did you know that there are 2 simple painless techniques to determine if a Diabetic has any blood or nerve foot problems?

The most common mistake that most clinicians make- ranging from Doctors all the way through to even Chiropodists is that they do not know or even realize that there are some very simple methods to making sure that a Diabetic does not have any blood or nerve problems in your feet. And even if they do, usually the procedure is not correct. Oh and it isn't any of the following:

• Using cotton wool

• Using a modified pin

• Using their hand to check your pulses

• Using a tuning fork

• Using a machine that sends out vibration to your foot

These are the most common methods for testing either your blood or nerves to your feet. Each one comes with a negative reason of why it shouldn't be used...any positives? No, only for the reason is that you get very little information or even repeatable information from the above tests. Oh they do get used, and they are usually widely regarding...problem is they tell us nothing about the 2 main reasons of why you can get problems with your feet.

Listen, I’m not showing you these little secrets and "I do these but these people don't" information power points to inflate my own ego .  I’m showing them to you because I want to show you what’s possible. We now live in a world where Doctors seem to busy and money dictates who gets seen by whom. But with a little bit of professional information and a step-by-step process, there is no reason why you can't be proactive in your own Diabetic foot health without the worry of something going wrong.

I mean, when a patient has to wait over 3 months to be seen by a clinician, sometimes something can go wrong.

Timing is always the key, and that vital bit of knowledge can save the patient's toe, foot or even their leg.

What we (and research) has noted is that if you give a patient enough knowledge then they will be able to identify problems and immediately act upon them without the initial need to visit expensive clinicians.

This has been demonstrated effectively with the common cold. Years ago, when the general public got a strong cold they used to visit the Doctors for antibiotics to "cure their cold". This went on for many years. However, the common cold is passed on through a virus, not a bacteria- which antibiotics act upon. Public information trickled down and now far fewer people visit the Doctor for "a common cold" and over the counter medication is soaring.

It is the same with the Diabetic foot. Not all problems with the foot require treatment and can easily be treated at home. Some conditions can even be misdiagnosed, and some can be under diagnosed where a hospital visit is vital.

I plan to give you the simple, easy to use systems- giving you all the information you need to know about your Diabetic feet.

What 2 things a Diabetic needs to do straight away What 3 things a Diabetic needs to do before they buy any socks- even Diabetic socks. What Diabetes actually does to their feet, how you can stop it from occurring and how you can identify any problems Why their feet are hot, warm, sweaty...or even dry and cold. Why a warm foot with a bounding pulse is not the best foot in the world even if their Doctor thinks it is How to identify and alert someone to a powerful destructive foot problem predominantly affecting Diabetics...that many non-diagnose. How to reduce Diabetic foot pain and eye blurring without medication How to properly cut toenails...cutting across is not the way to go What on earth do you do if you see an ulcer- yes, I will show you how to spot one and care for it while you wait to be seen.

But we just do not stop there...we need to jump one big hurdle first.

What the clinician should be doing with the Diabetic foot. These are basic steps which they should follow.

The Diabetic Foot can be daunting- is that red mark something to refer on about or is simply just a red mark? Simple things sometimes can become the a major catastrophe in a clinicians head. Yet, on the other hand we have seen simple foot lesions go undetected.

So what do you do. How can you identify problems from non-issues? Well you can to a point, you just need to know what you are looking at and what you are looking for. Then when you have identified an issue...you need to take care of it, and that doesn't always mean wrapping it up and hoping for the best. The best Diabetic wounds heal because you know they are going to heal. They actually show you that they are healing. There are ways to know if the ulcer is going bad. And you even have a time limit to their healing.

There are even multiple amounts of dressings available to heal any Diabetic wound...but most are used inappropriately. And this other one thing that many people forget about- the foot- also causes many issues with dressings.

We have kept patients over their appointment time explaining what is going on, the treatment methods and the various plans that are going to help them initially and in the long-run. You do have a plan don't you? If not, I can show you how to create a simple plan that identifies the issues causing the ulcer and how to fix them. We even give out our email address so that patients can contact us at any time if they have a question. It is just the right thing to do.

So the question is...do you want better understanding to deal with the Diabetic foot...confidently?

Sometimes there is just too much information that is banded around online. Some are written by professionals...in professional language with little concern over the general public...i.e...using language that only a dictionary can understand. Or you have those websites that are created by a computer or someone with no experience in the medical condition.

You must have seen those "cure your Diabetes just like the 78 year old house wife". Some are just dangerous text online that just shouldn't be there...no credentials and just a lot of hot air.

Some clinicians actually state the following...which ones are true, which ones are false?

• Diabetics can wear open toed sandals

• Diabetics can use corn plasters

• Foot soaks are good for Diabetics

• Neuropathy only occurs in the Diabetic's later life

• If a Diabetic can not feel anything, then it's OK

• Fungus toenails are a priority for Diabetics

• Thickened toenails cause no issues to Diabetics

So how did you do? If you said that they were all false then you would be...correct. Those bullet pointed statements are all false, yet so many clinicians have given advice in regard to those very statements.

There is very little trust. So when I decided to make my Diabetic footcare information available, I just wanted to help as many Diabetics as much as I could. I knew that my professional background, plus my ability to talk to the general public about medical issues- putting technical terms in "layman's terms" was much needed, especially when my own clinic was obtaining patients who had very little Diabetic footcare information- which was actually putting their feet at risk.

I have put everything down that you need to know covering the basics of Diabetic footcare all the way through to how you can prevent and treat problems before they become a major concern.

A simple yet complete Diabetes footcare turn-key information guide? "It's just like having a go-to foot care professional".

I want you to know every aspect of Diabetic footcare. I want to keep on keeping your patient's feet safe and for you to have that precise knowledge to identify ANY foot issue before it occurs...so that you can get you help when ever you need it. 14 sections of me explaining all my Diabetic footcare knowledge.

I Discuss The 11 Most Important Topics For A Diabetic. INCLUDING.

What is the point of protecting your feet? By not knowing the full force that Diabetes can affect your feet, you are keeping them at risk.   4 minutes How to manage your own health and why we have good and bad Diabetic patients.   6 minutes What is Diabetes and why everyone with Diabetes is different.   11 minutes What are the causes of Diabetic problems and how you can avoid them, weight is not always the key. We also highlight the most common Diabetes myths and some medication that can affect the feet.  8 minutes How Diabetic complications are formed and how we can prevent them. And what 2 things you need to do now.   15 minutes How Diabetes can affect your blood supply and how you can battle against it.   13 minutes How Diabetes can affect your nerves and what are the simplest measures to combat Diabetic nerve pain.    12 minutes The most common Diabetes foot problems.   7 minutes By better knowing what is happening to an ulcer you will be able to heal better and more effectively. How do professionals treat a wound that I may get?   11 minutes Is my foot infected?  How to identify and do something about it quickly and effectively.    3 minutes The 11 most common questions a Diabetic asks.   7 minutes

For a total of over 1 hour 30 minutes of pure content.

• A multiple amount of hints, tips and information points to help patients manage their Diabetic feet, but

• Information regarding your care from other health professionals.

I have also included quick and easy reference guides. Sometimes you just don't have a reference guide when you need one. I hate searching through text to find a sentence that could be the key to what I want to know.

Simple, easy QUICK REFERENCE Guides for your convenience.

• How to detect a hypo-glycaemic attack.

• How to detect a hyper-glycaemic attack

• 10 point check list to choose the proper footwear

• 7 point Diabetic footcare check list.

• The 60 second Diabetic Check- How to check Diabetic's feet within 60 seconds- completely and effectively and fully researched.

Even better, my information is not it's not a pile of rehashed “stuff” thrown at you, and you’re forced to wade through tons of regurgitated information.

No, my information has been written by me, has been used by me and has been added to through training, research, experience and conferences...giving you the most up-to-date information possible.

Total Diabetic Footcare all grouped together, researched and easily accessible.

A glossary of terms- detailing even more information about "medical terms" that are common with Diabetes, broken down into "everyday language" The 11 most frequently asked questions that our clinic finds. We wrote them all down and answered them as plainly and truthfully as possible. You may not like the answers, but giving you the facts rather than a watered down version is our goal. 1 Hour and 30 minutes of Diabetic footcare content with FULL transcripts. How to properly dress and take care of any problem that you may find on your feet. How to take care of any dressing...this is gold because it is information that the clinician should have given you also it is information that will rapidly heal most foot wounds. The basics of Diabetes...knowing what causes it and what other factors contribute to high blood sugars can really reduce the risk of serious complications in later life- oh, and food is not one of the factors. The signs of reduced blood supply within your feet- no you don't need to check the pulse. The 60 Second Diabetic Feet Check. Personal Email Support. 30 minutes of Q&A with me on footcare issues.

 

Most clinicians have very little "key points" about Diabetes...this is the whole system...

When you take a course, it can be expensive can't it? You have travel expenses, hotel costs and not forgetting the ACTUAL course itself.

I usually charge (per person) $147 for this information. I also throw in some extra time consultation as part of the package- because it is a big topic...it is a big issue and sometimes at course time all the information goes in and you "get it". But come to seeing a patient it tends to be worrying. So I give out my email so we can "bounce ideas" off each other and I can (possibly) answer some questions that you might be holding onto.

But the truth is, most people do not have this type of money lying around...especially in this economic climate.

So what do I do? I had a serious think and decided to reward people who wanted to know about Diabetic footcare...at an amazing discounted price.

Hey, if you are willing to go that extra mile and to be proactive in doing something to help you learn more about Diabetic footcare then all I can do is applaud you.

So just for an amazingly small price of $47 you can have access to hundreds of dollars worth of information and consultation fees.

I believe it is the best possible "all-in-one" Diabetic footcare safety manual that actually has the patient at the centre of all the pages.:

However... I’m going to back it up, too, with --

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Here’s A Summary Of Everything You Get... Your Own "Diabetic Footcare Safety Manual": COMPONENT #1: The Whole Dedicated Diabetic Footcare Content — 1 hour and 30 minutes of pure content and your own personal reference transcripts- 14 downloadable segments that is ready to be on your computer in seconds- just download and go! COMPONENT #2: Quick Reference Guides— Never be wondering or searching online or through books for information that you need to reference. COMPONENT #3: 60 Second Diabetic Foot Check— Effectively check out a Diabetic's feet. Based upon researched information- giving you guidance upon neurological, muscular, boney and vascular complications and signs. COMPONENT #4: Email Support— Need a question answered or some help on the Footcare topic? I will give my own, personal email to you so that you can ask any question about the course or even advice about Footcare needs. Total Speaking Seminar Value: $147.00/ Person. Click Here To Secure Yours Now For Just *$47*

I'm handing you all this information, a "one-stop-shop" of Diabetic footcare so that we both can be one step closer to helping people with Diabetes to protect their own feet and to prevent serious problems from occurring.

This is information that you need, that you can refer to daily, that you can refer to in many months time...it is your Diabetic footcare manual.

Read it at your leisure, read it on your computer, read it at bed time, read it in your favourite chair....but read it and act upon it.

To Your Success,

P.S.

P.P.S.