Dr. Amit Naghate is a well-known diabetologist and specialist in diabetic foot treatment from Aurangabad, Maharashtra. His areas of expertise include Diabetic Foot, Diabetic Foot Ulcer, Diabetic foot Infections, Deformity Correction Surgery, Foot Biomechanics & offloading devices, Wound management, Functional Foot Salvage Surgeries and Charcot’s Foot Medical management. In the management of diabetes and patients with diabetic foot, reduction of limb amputation becomes the key perspective.

In the increasing number of people with diabetic foot approximately 34 million, prevention of amputation helps to salvage the diabetic limb in a proper way. This exclusive commentary briefs about the importance of minimal amputations for diabetic foot care and also Dr. Naghate shares his views about IDEC 2019 .