Vascular Lifeline with Dr. Jay Patel- PAD and How Endovascular Care Saves Diabetic Feet
Dr. Jay Patel joins Diabetic Foot Files to explain peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in diabetes, from screening and imaging to cutting-edge endovascular treatments that restore blood flow and enable ...
18 Mar 47min
When Infection Meets the Mind: Antibiotics, Psych Meds & the Diabetic Foot
This episode explores how diabetic foot infections, psychiatric medications, and certain antibiotics can interact to cause delirium, psychosis, serotonin syndrome, and other neuropsychiatric effects. ...
18 Mar 23min
The Fragile Bridge: Transitional Offloading After a Diabetic Foot Ulcer
In this episode of Diabetic Foot Files we break down transitional offloading — the critical, fragile phase after a diabetic foot ulcer closes when reintroducing pressure too quickly can reopen wounds....
17 Mar 17min
Unmasking Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy
This episode explores diabetic autonomic neuropathy — the widespread nerve damage from chronic high blood sugar that affects the heart, gastrointestinal tract, bladder, sweat glands and more. It expla...
15 Mar 20min
Bacterial Social Media: Quorum Sensing in Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Dr. G explains quorum sensing — the chemical "language" bacteria use to coordinate biofilm formation, virulence, and antibiotic resistance in diabetic foot ulcers. He covers how biofilms form, why dia...
14 Mar 21min
The Green Antiseptic: Chlorophyll’s WWII Wound Revolution
In this episode Dr. G explores chlorophyll’s surprising history and medical potential — from its chemical similarity to hemoglobin and wartime use as a wound antiseptic to the development of chlorophy...
12 Mar 12min
The Great Pretender: Sweet Syndrome and Diabetic Foot Misdiagnosis
In this episode of Diabetic Foot Files, Dr. G explores Sweet Syndrome — an acute neutrophilic dermatosis that can mimic diabetic foot infections with painful red plaques, fever, and elevated inflammat...
10 Mar 13min
Trapped Glass: The Hidden Danger in Diabetic Feet
Dr. G explains why stepping on glass and having it sutured over is dangerous—especially for people with diabetes. The episode covers glass chemistry, how the body reacts, signs of retained foreign bod...
10 Mar 20min
