Diabetes is recognized as a metabolic disorder that has the ability to cause high morbidity and mortality in the world. The World Health Organization (2006) noted that the prevalence of diabetes has been increasingly rapidly. This is especially in regard to type two diabetes, whose rates have increased in areas such as the Mediterranean region. The World Health Organization goes on to state that diabetes is the fourth most common death cause in this region. In Oman, diabetes ranks third when it comes to the causes of death. One of the assessments for diabetes is known as foot assessment ( Continue reading...