Reiteration of dignosis, management and prevention of diabetic foot on the World Diabetes Day

Diabetic foot ulcers are primarily due to neuropathy and/or ischemia, and frequently complicated by infection. Feet can be stratified for risk of ulceration according to the presence of neuropathy, peripheral vascular disease and deformity. Ulcer can be classified according to the Wagner Classification System to predict prognosis and the risk of amputation. The management of the foot problems differs with neuropathy, peripheral vascular disease, and infections. Prevention is more emphasized than the treatment in decreasing diabetic amputation, particularly in the patients with high risk factors of foot problems.