Get NY Foot Performance Center Diabetic Footwear Prescription Form 2014-2024

Therapeutic or Diabetic Shoes are shoes that offer support and protection for your feet and reduce the risk of skin breakdown, primarily in cases of poor circulation, neuropathy and foot deformities. The interior of the shoes are usually made with soft material and with no protruding stitching.

This practitioner must be knowledgeable in the fitting of diabetic shoes and inserts. The prescribing practitioner may be a podiatrist, M.D., D.O., physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist.

All you have to do is bring in your insurance cards and a prescription from your doctor. We will contact your doctor for any additional information we need for billing. The process for getting shoes is very simple. First our diabetic shoe fitter will take a measurement of both feet for a personalized fit.

Many people ask us if diabetics are allowed a free pair of shoes. Unfortunately, this is not true. However, qualifying diabetics with Medicare are entitled to one pair of shoes and three shoe inserts per calendar year with little to NO COST. (deductibles and co-insurance may apply).

How Individuals Qualify history of partial or complete foot amputation. history of previous foot ulceration. history of preulcerative callus. nerve damage because of diabetes with signs of problems with calluses. poor circulation. foot deformity.

If you are diabetic and have Medicare and Medicaid, you could be eligible for a pair of shoes and 3 pairs of moldable insoles. It is that easy! All you have to do is bring in your insurance cards and a prescription from your doctor. We will contact your doctor for any additional information we need for billing.

Wear Leather Shoes: The best shoes for diabetes are made from leather. Leather is soft, flexible and durable. If you have any foot problems, leather is less likely to rub and cause blisters.

Diabetic shoes are designed to overcome these problems, but they must be prescribed by your doctor and fit by a podiatrist, orthotist or pedorthist.