A diabetic foot ulcer is an open sore or wound that occurs in approximately 15 percent of patients with diabetes.  Of those who develop a foot ulcer, six percent will be hospitalized due to infection or other ulcer-related complication.

There is no doubt that foot health should be a major consideration for people with diabetes.  According to the International Diabetes Federation, persons with diabetes are 15 to 40 times more likely to require lower-leg amputation compared to the general population.