This is an open label randomized non-placebo study in which 120 subjects will be randomly allocated to treatment with PedyPhar ointment or Panthenol ointment for their diabetic foot ulcer. Treatment with the ointment will be preceded by appropriate surgical treatment to remove necrotic tissue as indicated by a surgeon for foot ulcer Wagner stages 3-5. Also, diabetic status will be controlled as part of the study. Ointment in either arm will be applied to the ulcer for a maximum of 5 months or till complete healing whichever happens first.