Wheeling to Healing: A Novel Method for Improving Healing of Diabetic Foot Ulceration

Inclusion Criteria: * ≥ 18 years old * currently under physician care for a DFU of one foot * willing and able to sign informed consent * cognitively functional * have access to a telephone * weigh no more than 300lbs as this is the weight limitation of the wheeled knee walker * have at least one palpable foot pulse * have a neuropathic plantar DFU corresponding to grade 1A (superficial, not extending to tendon, capsule, or bone) using the University of Texas Diabetic Foot Wound Classification System Exclusion Criteria: * coronary or cerebrovascular disease events within the past six months * uncontrolled, severe medical conditions that place the subject at high risk for adverse events, including but not limited to severe congestive heart failure, angina pectoris, obstructive pulmonary disease * uncontrolled neurologic or psychiatric disorders * active infection * significant ulcers or infections of both lower limbs * those who have been wheelchair dependent prior to ulcer formation * absence of pedal pulse * any condition that would limit the ability to ambulate or stand without pain or discomfort, including but not limited to shortness of breath, fatigue, angina, severe arthritis * medication use that causes impaired balance or judgment * other circumstances at the investigators' and primary care providers' discretion.