Although feet are not vital organs, mortality is increased in patients with diabetic foot disease (DFD) due to vascular and non-vascular causes [1]. Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is common among these patients [2] and has been reported as the leading cause of their mortality: 24.6%, more than cardiovascular disease and sepsis [3]. DKD is usually considered as a risk marker for later diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) [4]. Whether DFD may on the other hand relate to later renal events, is unknown. In our cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) admitted to the Diabetology Unit at Bordeaux University Hospital (France), we registered new renal events (dialysis onset, transplantation, or doubling of serum creatinine) and compared this outcome according to feet status: normal, at risk of DFD, or having DFD.