A diabetic foot ulcer is an open sore or wound that is commonly located on the bottom of the foot and may take a long time to, or never, heal. Diabetic foot ulcers are notoriously difficult to heal, often resulting in lower-limb amputations. An estimated 34 percent of diabetes patients will develop foot ulcers during their lifetime. More than 90 percent of people with diabetic peripheral neuropathy are unaware they have it, but it puts them at higher risk for developing foot ulcers and injury to the feet. More than half of all foot ulcers (wounds) will become infected and require hospitalization and 20 percent of those infected will result in an amputation. Eighty-five percent of all amputations are done on people who had a foot ulcer/wound that did not heal. The good news is that there is hope, and the majority of these amputations can be prevented.

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