Fri, Jun 28
|Mushkegowuk Health Office
Timmins - Foot Care Clinics
Foot Care Clinics are offered every Friday in our Primary Health Care Clinic in Timmins. These clinics are open to all Mushkegowuk members. You do not need to be a rostered patient for this service. Appointment is required.
Time & Location
Jun 28, 2024, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Mushkegowuk Health Office, 11 Elm St N, Timmins, ON P4N 6A3, Canada
About the event
Our Primary Health Care Clinic offers Foot Care Clinics every Friday (except on holidays).
To schedule an appointment, please contact our office at 705-269-6662 or moma@mushkegowuk.ca. You do not need to be a rostered patient for this clinic. Open to ALL Mushkegowuk members.
Why does foot care matter?
Having high blood sugar levels over time can lead to several diabetes-related foot complications, including:
- Neuropathy, or damage to the nerves of the feet, can lead to unusual sensations in the feet and loss of feeling
- Skin changes, including dry skin that may crack or peel
- Calluses, or areas of thickened and hardened skin
- Poor circulation, can lead to poor/delayed healing
- Open sores on the foot, can lead to hospitalization or amputation
- Amputation, which is the loss or removal of a body part
Eligibility criteria for foot care:
- Must have a primary health care provider
- Must be a Mushkegowuk member
- People living with diabetes
- People with a history of Foot infection/ulceration due to Diabetes
- People with a history of peripheral neuropathy (numbness, tingling, burning or loss of sensation to feet)
- Elderly/Obesity (unable to reach their feet)
- People with poor eyesight (unable to see their feet)
- People living with cancer and/or receiving chemotherapy or any other type of immunosuppressants (immunosuppressed/at risk for infection)
- People with a history of Peripheral Vascular Disease (lack of blood flow to lower limbs increasing the risk of prolonged healing)
- People with involuted toenails (at risk of recurring or prone to ingrown toenails)