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Diabetic Shoe Information

  • The Best Foot Forward is happy to provide diabetic shoes and protective inserts, each calendar year, to those residents meeting specific criteria who are covered via Medicare. 
  • Residents are eligible for one pair of shoes and up to 3 pairs of inserts per calendar year.  In order to qualify, Medicare mandates that specific coverage and documentation requirements be met.
  • We will take care of the necessary paperwork and requirements to ensure that your resident both obtains, and is happy with, their new shoes. 
  • Diabetic shoes are available to all diabetic patients that are actively being treated for diabetes via their PCP and that meet any one or more of the below criteria:

– Previous amputation of the other foot, or part of either foot, or
– History of previous foot ulceration of either foot, or
– History of pre-ulcerative calluses of either foot, or
– Peripheral neuropathy and evidence of callus formation of either foot, or
– Foot deformity of either foot, or
– Poor circulation (arterial insufficiency) in either foot

 

**Our vendor provides variable styles of high quality diabetic shoes and inserts so we can ensure the best possible fit and style for each and every resident.**

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