Type 2 diabetes - footcare

Summary

The NICE clinical guideline on type 2 diabetes – footcare makes recommendations about:

• educating people with type 2 diabetes and carers about foot problems
• what is meant by being ‘at risk? of foot problems and how people at risk are identified
• prevention of foot problems
• detection of foot problems
• care for people with type 2 diabetes who have foot problems

The NICE guideline does not cover the care of people with foot problems who do not have type 2 diabetes, nor does it cover surgical procedures such as amputation or rehabilitation after amputation.

Documents

For healthcare professionals

• CG10 Type 2 diabetes - footcare: Full guideline, appendices 1-10
• CG10 Type 2 diabetes - footcare: Full guideline, appendices 11-26
• CG10 Type 2 diabetes - footcare: Algorithm
• CG10 Type 2 diabetes - footcare: Full guideline
• CG10 Type 2 diabetes - footcare: NICE guideline
• CG10 Type 2 diabetes - footcare: Quick reference guide

For patients, carers and the public

• CG10 Atal a rheoli problemau yn ymwneud â'r traed ar gyfer pobl sydd â chlefyd y, deall arweiniad NICE - gwybodaeth i bobl sydd â chlefyd y siwgr math 2, eu teuluoedd a gofalwyr a'r cyhoedd
• CG10 Type 2 diabetes footcare: Information for the public

Background information

• 2004/004 NICE issues clinical guideline on type 2 diabetes - prevention and management of foot problems
• CG10 Type 2 diabetes footcare: Distribution list
• Scope: Management of type 2 diabetes - prevention and management of foot problems (update)

Implementing this guidance

Any further information NICE has produced to help the NHS implement this guideline locally is linked to below:

• Foot care service commissioning guide