Diabetic Foot: “The Next Public Health Crisis for India”

Abstract

Diabetic foot complications remain one of the most common and neglected complications of diabetes. With the increase in incidence of diabetes across South East Asia; especially India, we are staring at a problem which promises to blow up into a massive public health crisis unless all the stakeholders including the Government of India wakes up and takes the necessary initiatives to prepare the Health system to tackle the upcoming “TSUNAMI” of diabetic foot. The below article highlights the magnitude of problem that India faces along with the different ways in which it can be handled. It also talks about the different aspects of diabetic foot and the recent updates and the technology available in India. Even with the surge in technology and improving healthcare system; proper diabetic foot care still remains one of the most difficult services to obtain even in metropolitan cities across India.