Estudos Interdisciplinares em Ciências da Saúde, p. 26-40, 2022
Among the complications resulting from diabetes mellitus, diabetic neuropathies stand out, which represent the main chronic complication associated with the disease, being usually misdiagnosed and treated incorrectly. Thus, early detection and prevention are essential to reduce the costs of diabetic neuropathies. This study aimed to report the application of a light-hard technology as a health education strategy for the prevention of foot ulcers. This is a descriptive study, of the experience report type, which involved the implementation of an educational action in health, from July 2020 to December 2020, by Nursing students from a Brazilian federal university. The consultations were carried out weekly in a city in the interior of Ceará. Weekly home visits were made to people at risk of developing foot ulcers. An explanatory manual was built to support educational action in health. The technology was implemented to teach how people with diabetes could prevent foot injuries. The project had a significant result, reaching 48 people with diabetes, who received self-care guidelines. In addition to people with diabetes, caregivers and family members also received foot ulcer prevention guidelines during health education visits. With the help of light-hard technology, it was possible to disseminate knowledge about lions on the feet to the public with diabetes.