39th Prof.M.Viswanathan Oration Highlights Strategies to Prevent Diabetic Foot Amputations

April 2, 2025

The 39th Prof. M. Viswana-than Gold Medal Oration, organised by M.V. Diabetes and the Prof. M. Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre in Royapuram, Chennai, fea-tured Prof. Dr. Frances Game. Clinical Director of R&D at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton, NHS Foundation Trust, England delivering an insightful ad-dress on eliminating prevent-able amputations worldwide and the latest clinical evi-dence. Dr. K. Narayanasamy. Vice Chancellor of The Tam-il Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University graced the event as the chief guest. Dr. Vijay Viswanathan, Head and Chief Physician of M.V. Diabetes and the Prof. M. Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre,Royapuram, Chennai, and Dr. S. N. Narasingan, Dean & Dr. jayashree Gopal, Associate Dean of Prof. M Viswanathan Diabetes Research Center, were among the dignitaries who took part in the event.

The event also witnessed the launch of a white paper on diabetes care, developed by the Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI), outlining strate-gic action plans for India. RSSDI is the worlds largest organisation dedicated to diabetes care, comprising 12,000 members across 23 chapters. Dr. Vijay Viswa-nathan currently serves as its National President. M.V. Diabetes has also conducted the Second School of Podiatry across North Chennai, South Chennai, and Bengaluru from March 20 to 22, 2025.

In his address, Dr. Vijay Viswanathan emphasised that the oration and the launch of the white paper mark a significant milestone in raising awareness about global best practices in diabetes care in India. He highlighted that greater awareness, coupled with proper training, can help prevent many unnec-essary amputations. India has unfortunately earned the dubious distinction of being the diabetes capital of the world, with over 10% of its population affected. Ac-cording to estimates by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), India has 101 million people living with diabetes. However, for every diagnosed case, an-other remains undetected. In Tamil Nadu, the prevalence of diabetes is approximately 15-18% in urban areas and 6-8% in rural regions, he noted.

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