Table 3.

Categories of diabetic foot ulcers/year presenting to community podiatry in South Devon 2003 to 2017

Category	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	5‐year 2003–2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	5‐year 2008–2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	5‐year 2013–2017
Chronic*	35	30	24	28	57	Total 174	127	167	61	55	98	Total 508	245	333	308	364	303	Total 1553
Recurrent	80	70	69	86	77	Total 382	83	97	110	143	137	Total 570	168	89	112	150	95	Total 614
New	112	101	108	115	107	Total 543	101	133	131	135	104	Total 604	66	81	125	133	88	Total 493
Domiciliary†	18	17	19	27	22	Total 103	29	30	31	33	45	Total 168	64	63	77	98	139	Total 441
All	227	201	201	229	241	Total 1099	311	397	302	333	339	Total 1682	479	503	545	647	486	Total 2600
% of ulcers seen as domiciliary visits	8	8	9	12	9	Mean 9%	9	8	10	10	13	Mean 10%	13	13	14	15	29	Mean 17%
No. living with diabetes	8997	9855	10640	11437	12292	Total 10644	13110	13972	14100	14222	14297	Total 13490	14784	15009	16243	16732	17191	Total 15992

^*Chronic ulcers, cumulative from year to year.

^†Domiciliary ulcers are spread between the other categories of ulcer.