A Single Drop Of Blood: Rouleaux Formation, Glycation, and the Hidden Causes of Diabetic Foot Ulcers
In this episode we follow a single drop of blood from a diabetic patient under the microscope to reveal how chronic high blood sugar alters red blood cells, white cells, platelets, plasma proteins, an...
30 Touko 23min
Forgotten Infection Friday : Chromoblastomycosis and the Diabetic Foot
This episode of Diabetic Foot Files covers chromoblastomycosis, a chronic pigmented fungal skin infection often seen in tropical, agricultural settings and commonly affecting the lower limbs. We discu...
29 Touko 19min
LIMBWatch Series: Dr. Gary Rothenberg DPM, CDCES, CWS on Limb Salvage
On this episode of Limb Watch, Dr. G speaks with Dr. Gary Rothenberg DPM, CDCES, CWS about limb preservation, diabetic foot care, wound healing, and vascular health. Dr. Rothenberg discuss the root ro...
27 Touko 43min
Nitroglycerin Paste: The Tiny Rescue That Reopens Blood Flow
In this episode of Diabetic Fit Files, Dr. G explains how topical nitroglycerin paste works as a vasodilator to improve microcirculation and rescue threatened skin flaps, ischemic digits, and compromi...
26 Touko 16min
System Sundays: NO GUTS, NO GLORY: Microbiome, Diabetes, and Wound Healing
This episode explains how the gut microbiome — an internal ecosystem of bacteria, fungi, and viruses — regulates inflammation, immunity, metabolism, and wound healing, and how diabetes disrupts that b...
24 Touko 26min
Salvage Saturdays; Sound Waves That Heal: Shockwave Therapy for Diabetic Foot Ulcers
On this episode of Salvage Saturdays, Dr. G explores extracorporeal shockwave therapy — the use of focused sound waves to stimulate healing in diabetic foot ulcers. We review its history from lithotri...
23 Touko 23min
Forgotten Infection Friday: Mucormycosis in a Diabetic Patient
Case study of a 58-year-old man with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes (A1C 12.4) who developed a rapidly progressive left foot ulcer after stepping on a nail. Despite antibiotics, the wound became black, ...
22 Touko 21min
When a Skin Flap Fails: Spot the Early Signs Before It’s Too Late
This episode explains how and why skin flaps die, focusing on the early warning signs, differences between arterial insufficiency and venous congestion, and the underlying microvascular physiology. It...
20 Touko 22min
