Timmins - Foot Care Clinics (accepting non-Mushkegowuk members)

Our Primary Health Care Clinic if offering special Foot Care Clinic to include non-Mushkegowuk members for footcare.

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 everyone.

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)