Diabetic Shoes

Diabetic Shoes in Jonesboro, Searcy, Batesville, Heber Springs, and Newport, Arkansas Areas

 Why Footwear Matters

With diabetes becoming common in every household, it is important to take good care of all aspects of your health. This includes especially your feet to be in good condition and take extra care of them. If you are also suffering from diabetes, then the first thing you would want to do is make a strong diabetes management plan, that would not only include a good diet and proper medicines, but also a pair of medically fashioned diabetic shoes to prevent amputations, chronic pain, and non-healing diseases. For this, trust only Attention Medical, where we take the responsibility of finding you the right diabetic shoes according to different designs, shapes, and sizes. This will ensure that that you receive the utmost amount of comfort and support. We provide shoes with the most breathable fabrics so as to deliver the right results and benefits to all patients. Hence, if you are looking for such a service in or around Batesville AR, Heber Springs, Jonesboro, Newport AR or Searcy AR, then we can be the perfect choice for you.

YOU MAY QUALIFY FOR MEDICARE DIABETIC FOOTWEAR COVERAGE

The 1993 Therapeutic Shoe Bill extends Medicare coverage to diabetic patients that qualify for a pair of shoes and several inserts every calendar year. Protective footwear can reduce complications of the foot and the number of diabetic amputations.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR DIABETIC FOOTWEAR

Medicare and other insurance companies covers therapeutic shoes and inserts for persons with diabetes. This statutory benefit is limited to one pair of shoes and up to 3 pairs of inserts or shoe modifications per calendar year. However, in order for these items to be covered for your patient, the following criteria must be met:

• An M.D. or D.O. (termed the “certifying physician”) must be managing the patient’s diabetes under a comprehensive plan of care
• Must certify that the patient needs therapeutic shoes
• Must have a foot exam documented in the patient’s medical record
• That certifying physician must document that the patient has one or more of the following qualifying conditions: 
  • Foot deformity
  • Previous partial amputation of one or both feet
  • Current or previous foot ulceration
  • Peripheral neuropathy with evidence of callus formation
  • Current or previous pre-ulcerative calluses
  • Poor circulation