Diabetes-related foot ulceration is a complication associated with significant mortality and morbidity for people with diabetes.

In 2017, approximately 1.2 million people were diagnosed with diabetes in Australia and it is estimated that between 15% and 25% of all people with diabetes will develop a foot ulcer in their lifetime.^1-3

Worryingly, Indigenous Australians experience substantially more diabetes-related foot complications, with a mean age of onset 14 years younger than non-Indigenous Australians.

Compared with their non-Indigenous counterparts, Indigenous Australians with diabetes are 3-6 times more likely to develop diabetes foot complications.⁴