When you're living with diabetes, you're already managing blood sugar, medications, diet, exercise—there's a lot on your plate. The last thing you want is one more thing to worry about. But what if I told you that two minutes every evening could be the difference between keeping your feet and facing amputation?

I'm not being dramatic. Every 30 seconds, someone loses a limb to diabetes. In my 25 years as a Houston podiatrist, I've seen too many people who thought "it won't happen to me"—until a tiny cut turned into an infection that threatened their foot.

Here's what I need you to understand: most diabetics keep their feet their entire lives. But that outcome isn't automatic. It's the result of consistent daily habits that catch small problems before they become catastrophic.

In the next few minutes, I'm going to explain exactly why diabetic foot care isn't optional—and more importantly, what those daily habits actually look like. You'll learn the five warning signs you should never ignore, what to do (and what NOT to do) when you find something concerning, and how to make foot checks so simple they become automatic.