From Tuberculosis to Toes: Building a System That Stops Amputations
This episode compares tuberculosis control strategies to diabetic foot ulcer care, showing how a public-health system transformed TB from a deadly epidemic into a controllable disease and how similar ...
7 Touko 17min
The Magic Words in Woundcare- Words That Save Limbs: The Hidden Language of Diabetic Wound Care
This episode examines how medical language shapes urgency, triage, and outcomes in diabetic wound care. It explains key terms—like limb-threatening infection, critical limb ischemia, osteomyelitis, ne...
7 Touko 14min
THE GEOGRAPHY OF AMPUTATION” Why Your Chances of Keeping a Leg Depend on Where You’re Born
In this episode Dr. G explores how where a person lives can determine whether a diabetic foot ulcer heals or leads to amputation. Using real-world examples, he explains how limited access to podiatry,...
7 Touko 29min
H2 Therapy: Could Hydrogen Help Save Diabetic Feet?
In this episode Dr. G explores molecular hydrogen (H2) — the smallest molecule with surprising biological effects — and how its selective antioxidant and anti-inflammatory actions might improve wound ...
6 Touko 19min
Hidden in the Waves: Vibrio, Pseudomonas and the Dangers of Water to Diabetic Ulcers
This episode explains how common water sources — oceans, lakes, rivers, pools, hot tubs and aquariums — can introduce dangerous microbes into diabetic foot wounds, including Vibrio, Aeromonas, Pseudom...
26 Huhti 20min
Amputated Spirit: The Hidden Loss of Integrity in Diabetic Limb Care
Dr. G explores how diabetic limb salvage is not only about preventing physical amputation but also about protecting the clinician’s and patient’s integrity and will to fight. He warns that system dela...
25 Huhti 18min
Unequal Step,Unequal Time, Unequal Limbs: How Bias and Systems Drive Diabetic Amputations
Dr. G explains how bias, delayed care, and limited resources can turn a diabetic foot ulcer into an amputation, disproportionately affecting Black, rural, and low-income patients. The episode outlines...
23 Huhti 28min
