System and method for self monitoring for risk factors for the development of foot ulcerations in a population of people with diabetes

An arrangement for monitoring a plantar temperature of a foot, said arrangement comprising:

• a device for at home use having a platform, said platform having at least two multi-layer temperature sensitive pads that measure the temperature of a sole of a user's feet, said at least two multi-layers of said temperature sensitive pads providing an overall plantar foot temperature profile for said user's feet;
• said platform also having a scanner for scanning a bottom of a user's foot, said scanner producing a digital image thereof;
• and
• a printed circuit board for supporting remote connectivity to a mobile application for transmitting said scanned digital image of said users' feet to said mobile application for storage and delivery to a physician,
• said arrangement further comprising:
• said mobile application on an electronic device of said user, wherein said mobile application is configured to provide a series of diagnostic questions and prompts to said user, including at least one question and prompt indicating, upon detection of a hot spot on their foot, to scan said digital image of said bottom of said user's foot to provide a visual image of said user's foot, and wherein said mobile application is configured to transmit data, including said scanned images of said user's foot to a physician.