Resources

Diabetic foot resources

  • IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn.

    By 2030, there will be an estimated 578 million adults with diabetes. Diabetes is one of the fastest-growing health challenges of the 21st century, with the number of adults living with diabetes having more than tripled over the past 20 years. In 2000, the global estimate of adults living with diabetes was 151 million. By 2009 it had…

  • e-Footcare

    An online diabetic foot course for healthcare professionals e-Footcare is an international online diabetic foot course for healthcare professionals. The programme is a co-production of D-Foot international and the Université Numérique Francophone Mondiale (UNFM), with an unrestricted grant from the Urgo Foundation. It has been designed with international experts to provide free access for professionals who take care…

  • Putting feet first

    Time to Act — A joint publication of the International Diabetes Federation and the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot. This publication is the fourth in the Time to Act series. It was published by the IDF Consultative Section and International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) in 2005. The aim of the publication is…

  • Debridement

    Debridement is part of the standard of care for diabetic foot ulcers. Debridement is part of the standard of care for diabetic foot ulcers. There are several methods (sharp/surgical, biological, autolytic, biochemical and osmotic) but not a lot of evidence to support choosing one method over another. New foot ulcer therapies and technology appear regularly,…

  • Brochures

    At-a-glance D-Foot International Brochures D-Foot International Brochure 2023-2025 Series 1 D-Foot International Brochure 2023-2025 Series 2 D-Foot International Brochure 2023-2025 Series 3

  • Diabetic foot info cards

    At-a-glance info cards of the IWGDF Guidance documents on diabetic foot. In collaboration with IWGDF Guidance, D-Foot International developed a series of diabetic foot Info Cards. Translations in various languages are being added. How to perform a sensory foot examination? How to examine foot deformities in a person with diabetes? How to ensure the wearing…