In India, Diabetic Foot (DF) is one of the most common diabetes-related complications imposing a tremendous medical and financial burden on our healthcare system. So, today our speaker Dr Vijay Vishwanathan MD, PhD, FRCP (London), Head & Chief Diabetologist, M. V. Hospital for Diabetes & Prof. M. Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre,vRoyapuram, Chennai will be discussing various factors that have a role in the progression and treatment of the diabetic foot. In this episode,Dr Vishwanathan will talk about the role of nutritional intervention in reducing inflammation caused by diabetes foot along with the interplay between Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFUS) and Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy (CAN). The benefits of topical oxygen therapy over standard wound care in diabetes foot, ADA guidelines for the diagnosis and management of diabetic foot are covered. In device research, the discussion is about a fluorescence-based test that helps in the accurate analysis of pathogens causing wound infection in diabetes foot.