Diabetic foot ulcers:
Patients Feet Matter
Global burden facts:
8.5%
(422 million) of the world's
adult population
has diabetes (WHO, 2016)
25%
will develop a diabetic
foot ulcer (DFU)
 (Singh et al, 2005;
Armstrong et al, 2017).
50%
DFUs are associated
with increased mortality,
with half of patients dying
within 5 years (Jupiter et al,
2016; Brennan et al, 2017).
€10
billion
Annual cost increase
associated with diabetes
in the US and in Europe
 (Prompers et al,
2008; Rice et al, 2014).
The "World Union of Wound Healing Societies Position Document: Local Management of Diabetic Foot Ulceration” provides guidance to clinicians on effective approaches to diabetic foot care.
Move through the interactive local management of DFU pathway to hear the stories of patients living with a DFU and to read case studies where guidance was used. You can also watch the webcast 'Patients Feet Matter – creating a footprint and making a difference in diabetes foot care’, where our experts discuss the multidisciplinary team approach to diabetic foot ulcer care and provide hints and tips to implement in practice.
Resources based on the "Position Document: Local Management of Diabetic Foot Ulceration" are also available to download.