Feed Me, Seymour: The Metabolic Appetite of Diabetic Wounds

Dr. G explores how wound healing is an active metabolic process — what wounds need (calories, protein, oxygen, vitamins and minerals), how hyperglycemia and malnutrition stall repair, and a case where nutritional repletion spurred granulation within 14 days. The episode emphasizes checking nutrition labs, optimizing protein and micronutrients, controlling glucose, and using a multidisciplinary team to prevent complications and amputation.