Understanding diabetic foot

neuroischemic, and purely ischemic lesions in diabetics is 54, 34, and 10%, respectively.[3] In India, it is estimated that approximately 40,000 legs are being amputated every year, of which 75% are neuropathic with secondary infection, which is potentially preventable. Certain factors, such as, barefoot walking, illiteracy, low socioeconomic status, late presentation by patients, ignorance about diabetic foot care among primary care physicians, and belief in the alternative systems of medicine contribute to this high prevalence.[4]