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Diabetes and feet

The Australian diabetes-related foot disease guidelines and this toolkit are designed for health professionals and disciplines caring for people with diabetes-related foot disease and diabetes-related foot ulcers in secondary and tertiary health care settings in Australia.

Diabetes and feet toolkit

A practical toolkit for health professionals using the Australian diabetes-related foot disease guidelines.

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The toolkit covers the guidelines:

  • prevention
  • wound classification
  • peripheral artery disease
  • infection
  • offloading
  • wound healing interventions

and includes:

  • an overview of each guideline
  • recommendations for each guideline
  • implementation and monitoring considerations
  • considerations for the Australian context
  • practical pathways for each guideline to help optimise the implementation of the recommendations.

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Foot Forward for health professionals

A range of information and educational resources to support health professionals to provide appropriate foot care for people with diabetes.

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Information Prescriptions

Information Prescriptions are designed to give people living with diabetes the information that they need to understand, engage with and improve on their health targets.

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Diabetes and your feet—low risk Information Prescription

People with diabetes are at higher risk of developing serious foot problems. You can reduce this risk if you have regular foot checks with a health professional and take good care of your feet.

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Diabetes and your feet—moderate or high risk Information Prescription

People with diabetes are at higher risk of developing serious foot problems. You can reduce this risk if you have regular foot checks with a health professional and take good care of your feet.

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Diabetes Australia acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this Country. We recognise their connection to land, waters, winds and culture. We pay the upmost respect to them, their cultures and to their Elders, past and present. We are committed to improving health outcomes for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people affected by diabetes and those at risk.

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