en داروسازی بالینی Clinical Pharmacy پژوهشي Original Research <strong>Background:</strong> Uncontrolled diabetes can lead to a high rate of complications. Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) leads to significant morbidity. However, DFU can be prevented and managed through foot care education for patients.<br> <strong>Objectives: </strong>The current study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and practice routines of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) regarding foot care.<br> <strong>Methods: </strong>A questionnaire was designed to obtain patients&rsquo; demographic data, evaluate their risk for a foot ulcer, and assess their level of knowledge and practice about daily foot care. After confirming the validity and reliability of the questionnaire, 200 T2DM patients were interviewed.<br> <strong>Results:</strong> The mean age was 61.1&plusmn;11.7 years, and 64% were males. Forty-five percent of patients were previously educated regarding foot care. More than 50% of patients answered questions correctly. Calculations demonstrated the mean score of knowledge and practice as 6.3&plusmn;2 (out of 11) and 14.2&plusmn;3.4 (out of 20), respectively. There was no correlation between the patient&rsquo;s age, gender, or history of previous DFU and their knowledge and practice level. However, patients&rsquo; higher level of education or employment status was associated with a higher level of knowledge and practice than their other respective groups.<br> <strong>Conclusion:</strong> In this study, patients had a medium to low level of foot care knowledge and a medium to a high level of daily foot care practice. However, these results also emphasize the importance of the need for organized and structured educational programs for diabetic patients regarding diabetic foot care.&nbsp; Diabetic foot, Self-care, Type 2 diabetes mellitus 269 278 http://pbr.mazums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-736-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Faraz Ghayoumi faraz.gh@gmail.com 100319475328460010230 100319475328460010230 No Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, International Campus, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mania Radfar radfarm@tums.ac.ir 100319475328460010231 100319475328460010231 No Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Mohammad Reza Mohajeri Tehrani mrmohajeri@tums.ac.ir 100319475328460010232 100319475328460010232 No Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Mahila Monajati mahilamonajati@gmail.com 100319475328460010233 100319475328460010233 Yes Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.