According to Habershaw & Chzran (1995) “The term “diabetic” foot indicates that there are specific qualities about the feet of people with diabetes that sets this disease apart from other conditions that affect the lower extremity”. Earlier to this, in 1985. the World Health Organization (1985) has described diabetic feet by identifying the conditions affecting feet of the persons with diabetes – “Infection, ulceration and/or destruction of deep tissues associated with neurological abnormalities and various degrees of peripheral vascular disease in the lower limb”