Healthcare workers' perceptions on diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) and foot care in Fiji: a qualitative study.

1 2 The WHO estimated that of all cases of DM worldwide, about 90% are type 2 DM (T2DM) and have predicted a worrying trend for T2DM in the future. 3 People with T2DM are at risk of developing foot complications with a lifetime risk of 25% and somewhere around the world; someone is losing his or her lower limb simply because of diabetes foot complications. 4–6 The overall burden of foot complications is estimated to increase rapidly in the future because more than 10% of people already have peripheral neuropathy and vascular disease at the time of diagnosis. 7 Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) significantly causes morbidity with prolonged hospitalisations.

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