Diabetic foot disease is a debilitating complication of diabetes, ultimately affecting 50% of patients with both Type 1 and 2 diabetes leading to significant morbidity and poor quality of life through predisposing the foot from painful neuropathy to sensory loss, ulceration, and amputation. However, current treatments for DFD are usually not very effective as the underlying mechanisms are not clearly understood. Further, it represents at least 12-15% of the overall cost associated with diabetes and up to 40% in developing countries. Although the interest of the researchers and clinicians has increased in recent years in DFD, it is still the Cinderella among diabetes complications in terms of research efforts and clinical resources and outcomes. Additionally, the complexity of its management needs to be addressed on a multidisciplinary approach that should gather all expertise necessary for the optimal management of each aspect of this complication.

We invite authors to submit high-quality original research articles and state-of-the-art reviews. Researchers and clinicians with different professional expertise are encouraged to submit their work: podiatrists, diabetologists, endocrinologists, internists, neurologists, nurses, general practitioners, vascular medicine specialists, vascular surgeons, radiologists, and other professional experts involved the care and understanding of this condition, including basic and translational research.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Epidemiology of the diabetic foot and associated complications
• Biomarkers in diabetic foot disease
• Early detection and prevention of diabetic foot disease
• Pathophysiologic pathways, including neuropathy and diabetic vascular disease
• General management and multidisciplinary approach
• Organizational aspects
• Local ulcer management
• Infection: diagnostic and therapeutic aspects
• Surgical treatment
• Peripheral artery disease: diagnostic and treatment issues
• Neuroarthropathy: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment
• Offloading and footwear
• Cost and health economic aspects of the diabetic foot
• Nutrition and the diabetic foot
• Genetic aspects