Diabetic Foot Files
Episodes
Diabetic Foot Files: The Hidden Math Behind Every Ulcer
11 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G breaks down the epidemiology of diabetic foot disease, explaining who is affected, where it occurs, and why. He highlights key global figures &m...
Spring Foot Risks: Beat Blisters Before They Become Amputations
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G explains why Limb Loss Awareness Month matters and why spring increases diabetic foot risks. Increased activity, moisture, and seasonal changes ...
Under Pressure: How Hyperbaric Oxygen Can Save Diabetic Limbs
09 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G explores hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for diabetic foot care — how breathing 100% oxygen under increased pressure boosts tissue oxygenatio...
Invisible Fire: How Free Radicals Destroy the Diabetic Foot
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explains how free radicals (ROS and RNS) drive tissue damage and delayed healing in diabetic foot ulcers, covering their sources, detecti...
Nighttime Oxygen Debt: How Sleep Apnea Halts Wound Repair
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explains how obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can cause repeated nighttime oxygen drops that impair wound healing in people with diabetic fo...
The Ultimate Cinematic Wound:The Crucifixion Decoded: Medical Science Behind the Cross
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Diabetes with Dr G. Dr. G analyzes the crucifixion from a clinical and historical perspective, breaking down biomechanics, respirat...
The Medicine of the Crucifixion: Hematohidrosis, Scourging, and Asphyxiation
04 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. D examines the wounds of Jesus Christ through a medical lens, covering hematohidrosis in the garden, the scourging and crown of thorns, and the bi...
Silent Bone Death: Avascular Necrosis in the Diabetic Foot
04 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explains avascular necrosis (osteonecrosis) — bone death from loss of blood supply — and why it’s particularly dangerous in people ...
Tetanus in Diabetic Feet: The Hidden Nail Threat
04 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G explains how tetanus, caused by Clostridium tetani, can enter through small wounds—especially diabetic foot ulcers—and cause jaw stiffness, ...
When Pain Speaks: Decoding Diabetic Foot Alerts
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G explains how pain is a survival message — not just discomfort — and breaks down types of diabetic foot pain, what they commonly indicate (ne...
Failure to Thrive in Diabetic Ulcers -When a Wound Means Systemic Collapse:
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explains "failure to thrive" in adults with diabetes — a multifactorial clinical syndrome where poor nutrition, inflammation, and chron...
The Cost of Healing- Medicine Isn’t Blind: How Coverage and Cash Shape Diabetic Wound Outcomes
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Dr G examines how the healthcare system—not just clinical decisions—affects diabetic wound outcomes, highlighting how insu...
Don't Drive on It: Why Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Cars Don't Mix
21 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode makes one simple point: do not drive on a diabetic foot ulcer or while wearing a cam boot, post‑op shoe, or with an uncovered ulcer. It...
How The Primary Intelligence App Empowers Patients
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join Diabetic Foot Files as Dr. Asha Zimmerman MD , a transplant surgeon who left practice to develop the primary intelligence app which is geared tow...
Vascular Lifeline with Dr. Jay Patel- PAD and How Endovascular Care Saves Diabetic Feet
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jay Patel joins Diabetic Foot Files to explain peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in diabetes, from screening and imaging to cutting-edge endovascu...
When Infection Meets the Mind: Antibiotics, Psych Meds & the Diabetic Foot
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores how diabetic foot infections, psychiatric medications, and certain antibiotics can interact to cause delirium, psychosis, seroto...
The Fragile Bridge: Transitional Offloading After a Diabetic Foot Ulcer
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Diabetic Foot Files we break down transitional offloading — the critical, fragile phase after a diabetic foot ulcer closes wh...
Unmasking Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy
15 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores diabetic autonomic neuropathy — the widespread nerve damage from chronic high blood sugar that affects the heart, gastrointest...
Bacterial Social Media: Quorum Sensing in Diabetic Foot Ulcers
14 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G explains quorum sensing — the chemical "language" bacteria use to coordinate biofilm formation, virulence, and antibiotic resistance in diabet...
The Green Antiseptic: Chlorophyll’s WWII Wound Revolution
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Dr. G explores chlorophyll’s surprising history and medical potential — from its chemical similarity to hemoglobin and wartime use...
The Great Pretender: Sweet Syndrome and Diabetic Foot Misdiagnosis
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Diabetic Foot Files, Dr. G explores Sweet Syndrome — an acute neutrophilic dermatosis that can mimic diabetic foot infections wit...
Trapped Glass: The Hidden Danger in Diabetic Feet
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G explains why stepping on glass and having it sutured over is dangerous—especially for people with diabetes. The episode covers glass chemi...
From Meds to Meltdown: Understanding Stevens-Johnson and TEN
08 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Dr. G explores Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), a severe immune reaction where the skin and mucous membranes blister and peel, sometime...
Cinematic Wounds- 127 Hours: Survival, Self-Amputation, and the Science of Willpower
07 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G breaks down the true story of Aaron Ralston in 127 Hours, explaining the crush injury, self-amputation, dehydration, and the neurobiology and ps...
Cinematic Wounds: Apocalypto’s Jungle Medicine
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode examines Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto through a medical lens, analyzing the film’s traumatic injuries, indigenous treatments (like using a...
The Revenant Revealed: The Cinematic Wound Science Behind Hugh Glass
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G examines the real medical story behind Hugh Glass’s bear mauling as depicted in The Revenant, explaining the mechanisms of his injuries, t...
Insect Bites and Necrotizing Fasciitis
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Diabetic Foot Files explains how small insect bites can become portals for bacteria that cause necrotizing fasciitis, a rapidly progre...
Don’t Miss Necrotizing Fasciitis in Diabetics also don’t miss it in anyone at all
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G reviews necrotizing fasciitis—its history, classification, and why missed diagnosis is often fatal—especially in diabetic patients. Learn th...
When Your Blood Betrays You: DIC and Diabetic Foot Infections
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Diabetic Foot Files Dr. G explains disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC): what it is, how severe diabetic foot infections (l...
POGO By DARCO: The Future of Diabetic Footwear
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of Diabetic Foot Files, host Dr. G engages in an insightful discussion with Riley Sernica, the Vice President of Product Devel...
The Foot First: How Podiatrists Spot Vascular Disease Before Anyone Else
22 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explains why podiatrists are often the first clinicians to detect peripheral arterial disease in diabetic patients, describing common sig...
Lidocaine: Not as Harmless as a Gel — What Every Wound Care Patient Should Know
21 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G explains how lidocaine works, why its chemistry matters, and how too much—especially on open, inflamed, or diabetic wounds—can cause serious...
Not One-Size-Fits-All: How to Use (and Avoid Misusing) the Unna Boot
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G breaks down the Unna boot: its origin, ingredients (zinc oxide, glycerin, gelatin), and how its semi‑rigid, inelastic compression helps venous...
Limb Salvage for All: Dr. Tom Hardiman DPM on Access, healthcare inequity , and Prevention
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Tom Hardiman DPM draws on decades of experience in podiatry and limb salvage to reveal how systemic inequities and barriers to care drive preventa...
When Missing Toes Burn: Phantom Limb Pain in Diabetic Amputees
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G explores phantom limb pain in amputees—what it feels like, how it differs from residual stump pain, and the multi-level mechanisms (peripheral...
Marjolin's Ulcer: When a Chronic Wound Turns Cancerous
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G explains Marjolin ulcer, a form of squamous cell carcinoma that can arise in long-standing, chronically inflamed or scarred wounds—especially ...
Radiation Dermatitis Explained: How X‑Rays Damage Skin and What to Do
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode reviews radiation dermatitis — its history, how ionizing radiation creates free radicals and double‑strand DNA breaks, and which skin...
When Ulcers Lie: Unmasking Vasculitis in the Diabetic Foot
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode breaks down uncontrolled vasculitis — inflammation of blood vessels that can mimic diabetic, arterial, or pressure ulcers. It reviews p...
Vitamin B5: The Hidden Fuel for Wound Healing
08 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G explains how pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) serves as the precursor to coenzyme A and powers cellular metabolism essential for wound healing, col...
Insurance Made Me Switch Doctors- Don't Lose Your Care: How to Switch Doctors Without Risking Your Diabetic Foot Treatment
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G explains clear, practical steps for patients who must change doctors because of insurance, moving, or provider network shifts. Learn the 48‑ho...
Medical Malpractice with Dr. Lawyer- Dr Guy Regev MD JD - When Medicine Meets Malpractice: Protecting Patients and Providers
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Diabetic Foot Files, Dr. G interviews Dr. Guy Regev MD JD , a physician-attorney specializing in medical malpractice, to explore ho...
ER Triage Secrets: Saving Limbs and Lives in Diabetic Foot Emergencies
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode traces how battlefield triage shaped modern emergency medicine and applies those principles to diabetic foot care in the ER. Dr. G explai...
When Patients Give Up: Learned Helplessness and Diabetic Foot Care
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explains how learned helplessness develops in patients with diabetic foot ulcers, the classic experiments and brain changes behind it, an...
When Metabolism Fails the Foot: Insulin Resistance, Hypertension & Non‑Healing Ulcers
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Diabetic Foot Files Dr. G traces diabetic foot ulcers upstream to metabolic causes: insulin resistance and chronic hyperinsulinemia...
Iodine Isn't the Enemy: Debunking the Cytotoxic Myth
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explains where the belief that iodine is "cytotoxic" came from, contrasting old in vitro lab studies with real-world wound biology. It ou...
Myiasis Explained: How Flies Target Wounds and How to Prevent Infestation
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explains myiasis (maggot infestation of wounds): how and why flies lay eggs in wounds, the lifecycle from egg to adult fly, risk factors ...
When Skin Sends SOS: Understanding the Kennedy Terminal Ulcer
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explains the Kennedy terminal ulcer: a sudden, rapidly progressing sacral wound often seen near end of life, and how it overlaps with pre...
Felt Padding 101: The Low-Tech Offload That Heals Diabetic Foot Ulcers
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this practical episode Dr. G shows how felt padding — an adhesive-backed wool or synthetic material cut to create a pressure "donut" — can redi...
Fusidic Acid — The Quiet Staph Assassin
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Dr. G explores fusidic acid — an antibiotic isolated from the Fusidium fungus — its unique mechanism blocking elongation f...
Mupirocin Myths: When This Ointment Helps — and When It Hurts
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G explains what mupirocin ointment actually treats, when it is appropriate for diabetic foot wounds, and why overuse can cause resistance. Learn i...
“The Soaking Myth/ Urban Legend “ No Soaking: Why Warm Water Can Ruin Diabetic & Ischemic Foot Wounds
24 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Dr. G, a podiatrist and limb-salvage advocate, debunks the common practice of soaking diabetic and ischemic foot wounds. She explains ...
Comfort Over Closure: Managing Wounds at End of Life
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G explains how wound care changes in hospice: the focus shifts from closure and aggressive treatments to comfort, pain relief, odor and exudate co...
It’s Not A Miracle, It’s A Marathon- Limb Salvage Revolution: Consistency Over Miracles
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode reframes limb salvage as a marathon, not a miracle—arguing that persistent, team-based care prevents many unnecessary amputations and p...
Pink but Perilous: Why Color Doesn’t Mean Healing
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, a clinician explains why a pink wound isn’t always healing and why exposed tendon makes a wound high-risk and potentially limb-thre...
Stop Leaving the Pinky Toe: Why Incomplete TMA Amputations Fail
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G explains why leaving the fifth digit after other forefoot amputations creates biomechanical imbalance, increased lateral pressure, and recurrent...
Questions That MUST Be Asked Before the Cut: 12 Questions to Ask Before Any Amputation
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explains why limb salvage is a philosophy, not just a procedure, and gives the essential questions patients and clinicians must ask befor...
Size Matters- Size Is King: How Accurate Wound Measurement Saves Limbs
18 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explains why precise wound sizing—length, width, depth, surface area, volume, undermining and tunneling—is the most important metric ...
Auto Amputation and Demarcation- When the Body Cuts You Off: Understanding Auto-Amputation
18 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Dr. G explains auto-amputation — when severely ischemic tissue becomes irreversibly necrotic, the immune system walls it off (demarc...
Wheelchair Wounds: How Sitting Can Cause Diabetic Foot Ulcers
17 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores why wheelchair-bound diabetic patients are at high risk for foot ulcers despite not walking. It explains how static pressure, ne...
Talk Dirty to Me: The Explicit Wound-Care Language That Saves Limbs
17 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G breaks down essential wound-care terminology and explains why precise medical language matters for diagnosis, treatment, and communication with ...
The Black Toe Manifesto -Black Toe, Big Stakes: How to Save Limbs — Ischemia vs Embolism vs Cholesterol Emboli
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explains why a "black toe" is usually a sign of systemic vascular failure and breaks down the three main causes—chronic digital ischemi...
Diabetic Foot Care in Pregnancy: Treating Two Lives at Once
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G explains how pregnancy alters diabetic foot care and why you must treat maternal and fetal risks together. This episode covers stricter glucose ...
Wound Farm: When Healthcare Rewrites the Rules
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode uses George Orwell's Animal Farm as an allegory to examine how healthcare systems can prioritize profit, rules, and convenience over equi...
Skin Gardening 101: Grow Skin, Don't Just Treat Wounds
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gabby (Dr. G) the Skin Gardener reframes wound care as "skin gardening," explaining how skin regenerates layer by layer and why diabetic foo...
De Motu Cordis- Motion Is Life: How William Harvey Revolutionized Circulation
11 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G traces William Harvey's discovery of blood circulation and shows how it transformed medicine and modern wound care. The episode explains why mov...
Bones Always Tell the Truth: Mastering Bone Scans for Diabetic Feet
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explains bone scans as functional, nuclear medicine tests that reveal bone metabolism—blood flow, inflammation, infection, and repair—...
Skin Substitutes Part II : Skin substitutes trademark names , Every Indication, Every Mistake (Part 2)
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we break down skin substitutes for diabetic foot ulcers: how they work biologically, why they are not interchangeable, and common erro...
Skin Substitutes Part I- Rebooting Wound Biology for Healing
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explains that diabetic foot ulcers are driven by "biological paralysis" rather than just skin loss, describing the four phases of wound h...
Royal Wounds: When Treatment Kills — The King Charles II Lesson
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Diabetic Fudge Files' Royal Wounds series, Dr. G examines the final illness of King Charles II to show how aggressive, theory-drive...
Royal Wounds: Royal Bleed: Alexei Romanov, Hemophilia, and an Empire in Peril
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Diabetic Foot Files — Royal Wound Series, we examine Alexei Romanov's hemophilia B, tracing how an X‑linked clotting deficiency...
Royal Wounds: Queen Victoria’s Case and the Calf Pump
04 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode uses Queen Victoria as a clinical mirror to explain how immobility leads to venous hypertension, edema, skin breakdown, and chronic venou...
Royal Wounds: King George III, Stress Biology, and Diabetic Foot Healing
04 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode examines King George III's documented episodes of severe mental illness and modern re-evaluation (bipolar disorder vs porphyria), then co...
Royal Wounds: How Louis XIV's Anal Fistula Changed Surgery
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores King Louis XIV's chronic infections, his catastrophic anal abscess and fistula, and the brutal pre-anesthesia surgery that ultim...
Royal Wounds Episode 2: Napoleon, Boots and the Truth About Pressure Ulcers
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G explores how unrelieved pressure — not just diabetes or infection — can destroy tissue, using Napoleon Bonaparte’s chronic foot pain, stif...
Klebsiella in the Wound: The Capsule Cancer Threat to Diabetic Feet
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Diabetic Foot Files focuses on Klebsiella pneumoniae as an emerging and dangerous pathogen in diabetic foot ulcers, highlighting its c...
Royal Wounds Series : Was King Henry VIII Diabetic?
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Diabetic Foot Files Dr. G opens the mini-series "Royal Wounds" by asking whether King Henry VIII’s notorious, years-long lower-le...
Triple Clear HF with Dr. Andronica Handie, DPM, MS - Nanotech Nails: A New Front in Diabetic Foot Care
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G interviews Dr. Andronica Handie, DPM, MS about combining his background in nuclear medicine and biopharmaceutical sciences with podiatric innova...
The Silent Finisher: Morganella in Diabetic Foot Ulcers
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G breaks down Morganella morganii — a gram-negative, urease-producing opportunist that appears in late-stage diabetic foot ulcers when tissue is...
Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia in Diabetic Foot Ulcers
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode decoding Stenotrophomonas maltophilia — a water-associated, multi-drug resistant bacterium that thrives in hospital plumbing and chronic dia...
The Shape-Shifters of Diabetic Feet: Proteus mirabilis & vulgaris Unveiled
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G dives into the Proteus genus—Proteus mirabilis and Proteus vulgaris—explaining their history, swarming behavior, urease-driven alkalinizatio...
The Red Invader: Serratia marcescens and Diabetic Foot Ulcers
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Diabetic Foot Files we explore Serratia marcescens — a red-pigment producing, opportunistic gram-negative bacterium that can rapi...
Levine vs Essen: The Right Way to Swab Diabetic Foot Ulcers
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. D breaks down two standardized swab techniques—the Levine and the Essen rotary methods—and explains why proper wound cleansing and pressure-ba...
BKA Explained: Surgery, Choices, Rehab & What Comes Next
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Diabetic Foot Files we walk through below‑knee amputation (BKA): why it’s performed, how surgeons select the level, and the ste...
The Business of Amputations -Follow the Money: Why Hospitals Profit from Amputations
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores how healthcare reimbursement incentives make amputations far more profitable than months of limb salvage and wound care for pati...
When Can I Get My Foot Wet? Wounds, Pools & Hot Tubs Explained
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Diabetic Foot Files explains when and how it’s safe to expose dressings, incisions, ulcers or amputation sites to water — covering...
Dating While Healing: Confidence, Intimacy with an active diabetic foot ulcer or post amputation
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores the human side of diabetic foot ulcers and how they affect dating, self‑image, and intimacy. Dr. G blends medical facts, psych...
When Pets Meet Diabetic Wounds: Hidden Risks You Need to Know
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Diabetic Foot Files Dr. G explores how pets can contaminate diabetic wounds, the common zoonotic bacteria involved (Pasteurella, Ca...
Vinegar to the Rescue: Acetic Acid Protocols for Stubborn Wound Infections
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G examines acetic acid (medical vinegar) as a low-cost, evidence-based treatment for multi-drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in diabetic foot ...
Elective Surgery & Diabetes: What Your Surgeon Isn't Telling You
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gabrielle Hutchinson-Donaldson explains when elective foot surgery is appropriate for people with diabetes, the key green and red flags to conside...
Blame the Patient: Why It’s Not Your Fault- And Why Doctor Must Do Better
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Diabetic Foot Files the host exposes why patients with diabetic wounds are often unfairly blamed and explains how system gaps, prov...
Surgical Site Infections - Incision to Infection: The Truth About Diabetic Foot SSIs and How to Stop Them
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G explains why people with diabetes are far more vulnerable to surgical site infections — covering neuropathy, poor blood flow, high blood sugar...
Holiday Heel: How Calcaneal Fractures Break Your Season
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Dr. G explains “holiday heel” — calcaneal (heel) fractures that spike during the holidays from ladder falls, slips and carrying ...
Thanksgiving Survival Guide for Diabetic Feet: Eat, Protect, Prevent
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode offers a concise Thanksgiving survival plan for people with diabetes: which foods help or harm wound healing, how to manage blood sugar b...
Mercury Retrograde & The Reopened Ulcer: Unfinished Business, Cosmic Chaos, Biomechanics, and How to Stop the Cycle Before It Ends in Amputation
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G uses the Mercury Retrograde analogy to explain why diabetic foot ulcers often recur, covering medical and mechanical causes like osteomyelitis, ...
Being in A Situationship with Your Diabetic Foot Ulcer: breaking the toxic cycle
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G compares diabetic foot ulcers to a "situationship"—a pattern of ignoring early warning signs, inconsistent care, and delayed follow-up that le...
Cutting the Culprit: How Removing a Peroneus Brevis Saved a Leg
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G returns with a real-world diabetic foot case about exposed tendons, focusing on the peroneus brevis. This episode explains why exposed tendons r...
Why I believe Winter Time is Gas Gangrene Season- Frost, Flesh and Fermentation: A Deep Dive into Cold Weather Clostridial Infections
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G returns to Diabetic Foot Files to explain why winter can increase the risk of aggressive diabetic foot infections, including gas gangrene. She r...
Offload First: The Antidote to Neuropathic Plantar Ulcers
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Dr. G explains why offloading — removing pressure from the ulcer site — is the single most important intervention for neuropathic ...
Please Grow for Me: The Photosynthesis of Diabetic Wound Healing
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G examines how growth factors act as fertilizers, and how oxygen and light therapies function like sunlight and air to revive chronic diabetic foo...
Feed Me, Seymour: The Metabolic Appetite of Diabetic Wounds
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. G explores how wound healing is an active metabolic process — what wounds need (calories, protein, oxygen, vitamins and minerals), how hyperglyc...