Why Your Wound VAC Hurts: The Hidden Pain Behind Healing

Top 10 Holiday Emergencies Every Person with Diabetes Should Know and how to Stay out of the ER this Independence Day- Protect Your Feet This July 4th — Diabetic Holiday Safety Tips

Dr. G outlines simple, practical tips to prevent common Independence Day emergencies for people with diabetes, covering barefoot risks, fireworks and grill burns, blisters that become ulcers, blood sugar swings, heat dehydration, falls, and medication safety. Check your feet before and after activities, wear protective closed-toe shoes, monitor glucose frequently, stay hydrated, and seek medical care early for any wounds or burns to avoid serious infection or limb loss.

Positive vs. Negative Surgical Margins- Every Millimeter Matters: Surgical Margins in Diabetic Limb Salvage

In this episode of Diabetic Foot Files Dr. G explains why surgical margins in diabetic foot surgery — especially with osteomyelitis — directly affect recurrence, healing, and the risk of further amputation. She covers the difference between positive and negative margins, how pathology and imaging guide management, and how margin status influences antibiotics, reoperation, and prognosis. Practical steps to improve margin status are discussed, including thorough debridement to bleeding bone, preoperative imaging and vascular assessment, offloading, and close coordination with infectious disease. Key takeaway: achieving negative margins greatly increases healing odds, while residual infected bone significantly raises recurrence and higher-level amputation risk.

LIMBWatch Series: Dawn Franceschina PT, DPT, CWS on Wound Healing Awareness Month and ABWM Foundation

Dr. G interviews Dr. Dawn Franceschina, a physical therapist and Vice Chair of the ABWM Foundation, about her 29-year career in wound care, advances in treatment, and the importance of Wound Healing Awareness Month. The episode highlights the PT perspective, interdisciplinary limb-salvage teamwork, board certification, common barriers to healing, and practical steps for clinicians, patients, and industry to get involved.

Diabetes and Disability Series- Part 2- Will I Lose My Job? The Hidden Work Fears of Diabetic Foot Ulcers

This episode explores how diabetic foot ulcers affect not just health but work and identity. Dr. G explains common patient fears about income, insurance, and being seen as unreliable, and how employers usually evaluate function, safety, and attendance rather than diagnosis alone. Learn practical advice on medical documentation, workplace accommodations, timing of work restrictions, and the importance of clear communication to protect both the patient’s health and long-term employment.

Diabetes and Disability Series- Part 1 : Do I Qualify & How Long Will I Be Out of Work

Dr. G dives into the complex reality of disability for people with diabetic foot ulcers — explaining why a diagnosis alone doesn’t determine disability, how occupation, ulcer characteristics, infection, blood flow, blood sugar, pressure, offloading, nutrition, and smoking affect healing, and why return-to-work decisions focus on function rather than timelines. This episode emphasizes empathetic communication, accurate documentation, realistic expectations, and the difference between temporary and permanent disability, offering a clear view of why healing varies and how clinicians and patients can work together toward recovery.