Detection, management, and prevention of diabetes-related foot disease in the Australian context

Table 1 International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot risk categories[8]

Risk category	Ulcer risk	Characteristics	Frequency
0	Very low	No LOPS and no PAD	Once a year
1	Low	LOPS or PAD	Once every 6-12 mo
2	Moderate	LOPS and PAD, or LOPS and foot deformity, or PAD + foot deformity	Once every 3-6 mo
3	High	LOPS or PAD and one of the following: History of foot ulcer, a previous LEA, end-stage renal disease	Once every 1-3 mo

LEA: Lower extremity amputation; LOPS: Loss of protective sensation; PAD: Peripheral arterial disease.