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Diabetic Foot Disease

Prevention and management of foot problems in diabetes (ulcers, Charcot foot).

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MSt MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
EndocrinologyVascular SurgeryInfectious DiseasesPodiatry
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regional clinical guidance

Diabetic Foot Disease: guidance by region

Recommendations, thresholds and pathways can differ. Open the page written for the jurisdiction you need.

United StatesDiabetes-related foot prevention and urgent problemsEndocrine & metabolic · reviewed 2026-08-20CanadaDiabetic foot problems (prevention + urgent assessment)Endocrine & metabolic · reviewed 2026-08-20AustraliaDiabetic foot problems (prevention + urgent assessment)Endocrine & metabolic · reviewed 2026-08-20

Clinical Guidelines

NICE guideline [NG19]: Diabetic foot problems: prevention and management
National
2012 Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infections
Local
2016 AHA/ACC Guideline on the Management of Patients With Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease
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2019 IWGDF Guidelines on the prevention and management of diabetic foot disease
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2024 ACC/AHA/AACVPR/APMA/ABC/SCAI/SVM/SVN/SVS/SIR Guideline on the Management of Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease
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Diabetic Foot Disorders: A Clinical Practice Guideline (2006 Revision)
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IDF Clinical Practice Recommendations on the Diabetic Foot – 2017
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IWGDF Guidelines on the prevention and management of diabetes-related foot disease (2023 update)
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The intersocietal IWGDF, ESVS, SVS guidelines on peripheral artery disease in patients with diabetes and foot ulcers
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The management of diabetic foot: A clinical practice guideline by the Society for Vascular Surgery in collaboration with the American Podiatric Medical Association and the Society for Vascular Medicine
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