TY - JOUR T1 - Managing foot ulcers in patients with diabetes JF - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin JO - Drug Ther Bull SP - 11 LP - 14 DO - 10.1136/dtb.2002.40211 VL - 40 IS - 2 A2 - , Y1 - 2002/02/01 UR - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/40/2/11.abstract N2 - Over 1 million people in the UK have diabetes mellitus,1 of whom around 7-10% will, at some point, develop a foot ulcer.2 These ulcers, which in severe cases extend to muscle and bone, are prone to infection and can lead to gangrene and may necessitate amputation. Around 85% of amputations in people with diabetes are preceded by persistent foot ulcers.3 Here, we review the management of such ulcers. ER -