Prompt and early diagnosis of any medical illness is directly proportional to better outcomes. Diabetic foot disease is not an exception to this. Presenting a case of a patient with diabetes for 21 years, clinical diabetic neuropathy for 6 years, who presented at my clinic with a history of pedal edema over the left foot since 5 days. There was no history of trauma, no pain in the left foot, no fever. No history of recent travel, immobilization, etc. There was no history of dyspnoea, chest pain, or facial puffiness.
In the past, he had a history of acute pancreatitis of unknown etiology in 2017. He was devoid of any addictions. His glycemic control was satisfactory with fasting glucose of 81 mg/dl, postmeal glucose of 154 mg/dl, and HbA1c level 7.7% in September 2020. He was regular with his daily walk of 30-45 minutes and is a diet complaint. The examination of the foot revealed…
