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What are the indications for referring a patient with a diabetic foot ulcer to a specialist?
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Guideline-Aligned (High Confidence)
Generated by iatroX. Developer: Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner).
Last reviewed: 22 August 2025
If a person has a limb-threatening or life-threatening diabetic foot problem, refer them immediately to acute services and inform the multidisciplinary foot care service (according to local protocols and pathways); examples include ulceration with fever or signs of sepsis, ulceration with limb ischaemia, deep-seated soft tissue or bone infection, or gangrene 1.
For all other active diabetic foot problems, refer the person within 1 working day to the multidisciplinary foot care service or foot protection service for triage within 1 further working day 1.
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