Wound Intelligence Wednesday:Gustilo Classification & Contamination: Don’t Close a Dirty Wound
In this episode of Diabetic Foot Files, Dr. G explores why seemingly small or clean-looking wounds—especially in diabetic patients—can hide severe underlying damage from retained plant matter and cont...
13 Touko 25min
Limb Watch Ep. 2 — Dr. Matthew G. Garoufalis, DPM, FASPS, DABPM, CWS, FFPM RCPS (Glasg) FRSM- Topical Oxygen- Game Changer in Limb Salvage
In this episode of Diabetic Flip Files’ Limb Watch, host Dr. G interviews Dr. Matthew Garoufalis , a leader in podiatric medicine, wound care and limb salvage, about the evolution of wound care into l...
12 Touko 52min
Limb Watch Launch: Diabetic Limb Salvage with Dr. Haywan Chiu DPM, FACFAS
In this episode Dr. G launches the Limb Watch movement and interviews Dr. Haywan Chiu, DPM, FACFAS. Board- certified in foot surgery and reconstructive rearfoot/ankle surgery. As a leading expert in d...
10 Touko 51min
Zombie Cells in the Wound: How Senescent Fibroblasts Sabotage Diabetic Ulcers
Dr. G examines how normal fibroblasts drive tissue repair and how, in diabetic foot ulcers, they can become senescent “zombie” cells that stop dividing, secrete inflammatory SASP factors, and degrade ...
9 Touko 22min
Diabetic Foot Village: A Plan to Prevent Amputations
This episode proposes the "Diabetic Foot Village" — a coordinated multi-sector surveillance and response model that shifts care from late-stage hospital interventions to early prevention and continuou...
8 Touko 16min
Limb Watch: Every Wound Has A Clock
In this episode Dr. G introduces Limb Watch, a simple framework to recognize early warning signs of diabetic foot disease before they become emergencies. She explains why small changes—warmth, redness...
8 Touko 10min
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
