Foot complications in diabetes

The purpose of this guideline is to inform a broad range of health professionals and health care workers of best practice to identify, prevent and manage foot complications in adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

Full guideline – the complete NHMRC approved guideline
Foot Guideline (full)

Clinician Guide – a useful tool for general practitioners and other health care professionals
Foot Complications-Clinical Guide (A4 print friendly version)
Foot Complications-Clinical Guide (A4 booklet)

Consumer brochures - Plain English summaries for people with diabetes
For people without foot complications
Preventing Foot Complications(A4 print friendly version) 
Preventing Foot Complications (DL style brochure)

For people with foot complications (i.e. ulcers)
Preventing and Managing Foot Complications (A4 print friendly version)
Preventing and Managing Foot Complications (Dl style brochure)

Results of systematic review (technical report)
Foot technical report (please note that this is a large PDF document and may take a few minutes to download)

Footwear
The Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute has worked with homyped® since 2006 to assist them with their range of diabetes footcare shoes. This range reduces the likelihood of pressure or friction-related foot ailments that are common in people living with diabetes.