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Diabetic foot problems: prevention and management

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Last updated:10th Oct 2019
Diabetic foot problems: prevention and management - National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)


This guideline covers preventing and managing foot problems in children, young people and adults with diabetes. It aims to reduce variation in practice, including antibiotic prescribing for diabetic foot infections.

In January 2023, we reviewed recent evidence and decided that no changes were needed to our guidance on risk assessment tools for diabetic foot problems and frequency of diabetic foot reviews. Recommendations are marked [2023] if the evidence was reviewed.

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