Royal Wounds: How Louis XIV's Anal Fistula Changed Surgery
This episode explores King Louis XIV's chronic infections, his catastrophic anal abscess and fistula, and the brutal pre-anesthesia surgery that ultimately saved him and advanced surgical practice acr...
30 Dec 202518min
Royal Wounds Episode 2: Napoleon, Boots and the Truth About Pressure Ulcers
Dr. G explores how unrelieved pressure — not just diabetes or infection — can destroy tissue, using Napoleon Bonaparte’s chronic foot pain, stiff military boots, and relentless marching as a historica...
30 Dec 202516min
Klebsiella in the Wound: The Capsule Cancer Threat to Diabetic Feet
This episode of Diabetic Foot Files focuses on Klebsiella pneumoniae as an emerging and dangerous pathogen in diabetic foot ulcers, highlighting its capsule, biofilm formation, and rising antimicrobia...
22 Dec 202528min
Royal Wounds Series : Was King Henry VIII Diabetic?
In this episode of Diabetic Foot Files Dr. G opens the mini-series "Royal Wounds" by asking whether King Henry VIII’s notorious, years-long lower-leg wounds were due to diabetes, venous disease, or a ...
21 Dec 202523min
Triple Clear HF with Dr. Andronica Handie, DPM, MS - Nanotech Nails: A New Front in Diabetic Foot Care
Dr. G interviews Dr. Andronica Handie, DPM, MS about combining his background in nuclear medicine and biopharmaceutical sciences with podiatric innovation to tackle onychomycosis in diabetic patients....
18 Dec 202524min
The Silent Finisher: Morganella in Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Dr. G breaks down Morganella morganii — a gram-negative, urease-producing opportunist that appears in late-stage diabetic foot ulcers when tissue is necrotic, hypoxic, and antibiotic-weakened. The epi...
16 Dec 202511min
Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia in Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Episode decoding Stenotrophomonas maltophilia — a water-associated, multi-drug resistant bacterium that thrives in hospital plumbing and chronic diabetic foot ulcers. Learn how it forms biofilm, resis...
16 Dec 202520min
The Shape-Shifters of Diabetic Feet: Proteus mirabilis & vulgaris Unveiled
Dr. G dives into the Proteus genus—Proteus mirabilis and Proteus vulgaris—explaining their history, swarming behavior, urease-driven alkalinization, virulence factors, and why diabetic foot ulcers pro...
12 Dec 202519min
