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Using an appropriate search strategy, electronic databases were searched for randomized controlled trials that have compared topical application of insulin in wounds with normal saline. Standardize mean differences were calculated for the following outcome measures: healing rate of ulcers\/wound, percent granulation tissue growth, microvessel density, time to heal, wound area and ulcer severity score. Cochrane's risk of bias tool was used for each of the studies and RevMan 5.3 software was used to generate the pooled estimates and Forest plots. The quality of evidence was assessed by the Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) working group approach. A total of 8 studies were found eligible to be included in this review and 7 for the meta\u2010analysis. 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