Dr. Matthew Capozzi

Background and experience

Dr. Matthew Capozzi contributes to CircuFiber’s education on diabetic foot care. CircuFiber’s Scientific Advisory Board biography describes his training in foot and ankle reconstructive surgery at St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and his special interest in forefoot reconstructive surgery and diabetic wounds.

Articles by this contributor (145)

• Affordable Diabetes Management: How to Control Diabetes Without Breaking the Bank
• Black Spot on Bottom of Foot: Diabetes Causes, Warning Signs, and When to See a Doctor
• Can Diabetes Be Reversed? The Honest Answer for Type 2, Type 1 and Prediabetes
• Can Diabetes Cause Anxiety? How Diabetes and Anxiety Are Linked and What Helps
• Can Diabetic Foot Charcot Be Reversed?
• Can Diabetic Neuropathy Be Reversed? What Can and Cannot Improve
• Can Diabetics Donate Blood? Eligibility Rules for Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
• Can Diabetics Donate Plasma? What People With Type 2 Diabetes Need to Know
• Can Exercise Lower Blood Sugar? How It Works, the Best Exercises, and How to Start Safely
• Can Stress Cause Diabetes? An Evidence-Based Review of Stress and High Blood Sugar
• Can Type 1 Diabetes Turn into Type 2? What Double Diabetes Means
• Can Type 2 Diabetics Donate Blood? Eligibility Rules for Metformin and Insulin Users
• Can You Get Diabetes from Eating Too Much Sugar? What the Evidence Says
• Charcot Foot and Diabetes: Warning Signs, Treatment, and Why It Is an Emergency
• Chronic Stress and Diabetes: How Stress Raises Blood Sugar and What Helps
• Circufiber Announces Successful Clinical Trial at Yale School of Medicine
• Cold Weather and Diabetes: How Cold Stress Affects Blood Sugar and Feet
• Cost of Diabetes: What People With Diabetes Pay Each Year and Why It Adds Up
• Depression and Diabetes Complications: How They Are Linked and What Helps
• Diabetes and Brown Spots on Bottom of Feet: Causes, Painless Spots, and When to See a Doctor
• Diabetes and Cold Feet: Why It Happens, Warning Signs, and What Helps
• Diabetes and Dental Health: How Diabetes Affects Your Teeth and Gums and Why Dentist Visits Matter
• Diabetes and Depression Treatment: How to Manage Both Conditions Together
• Diabetes and Depression: What the Evidence Says About the Association
• Diabetes and Depression: Why They Are Linked, Warning Signs, and What Helps
• Diabetes and Low Testosterone: How They're Linked, Symptoms, and Treatment
• Diabetes and Mental Health: How Diabetes Affects Your Mind and What Helps
• Diabetes and Metabolism: How Diabetes Changes the Way Your Body Uses Energy
• Diabetes and Stress: How Stress Affects Blood Sugar and How to Manage It
• Diabetes Blisters on Feet and Toes: What They Look Like, Safe Care, and Prevention
• Diabetes Burnout: Signs, Causes, and How to Get Back on Track
• Diabetes Care Risk Assessment: What It Measures, Which Tests to Use, and How to Lower Your Risk
• Diabetes Causes, Symptoms, Risk Factors and Treatment: What You Need to Know
• Diabetes Diet and Exercise: How to Manage Your Blood Sugar With Food and Activity
• Diabetes Distress vs. Depression: How to Tell the Difference and Get Help
• Diabetes Education and Training: What You Learn, Why It Works, and Who It Helps
• Diabetes Exercise Plan: How to Build a Safe, Effective Weekly Routine
• Diabetes in Children and Teens: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and How Families Manage It
• Diabetes in Seniors: Warning Signs, Risks, and How to Manage It Safely
• Diabetes Insipidus: Symptoms, Types, Treatment, and How It Differs From Diabetes Mellitus
• Diabetes Management: How to Manage Blood Sugar With Diet, Exercise, Medication and Monitoring
• Diabetes Risk Factors You Can Control (and the Ones You Can't)
• Diabetes Risk Factors: The Hidden Lifestyle Dangers That Raise Your Risk
• Diabetes Swollen Feet: Causes, Warning Signs, and What Helps
• Diabetes Test: How Diabetes Is Diagnosed and What Your Blood Sugar Numbers Mean
• Diabetes Weight Loss: Safe Strategies That Improve Blood Sugar Control
• Diabetic Attack Symptoms: How to Tell High from Low Blood Sugar and What to Do
• Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy: Symptoms by Body System, Causes, and How to Manage It
• Diabetic Compression Socks: What They Are, Who Should Wear Them, and How to Choose
• Diabetic Diet Plan: A Simple Meal Plan for Steady Blood Sugar
• Diabetic Emergency: Signs, What to Do, and How to Prevent One
• Diabetic Feet Pictures Beginning Stages: Early Signs to Spot and What to Do
• Diabetic Foot Callus: Causes, Early Signs, Safe Treatment and Prevention
• Diabetic Foot Cream: What to Look For and Our Top Recommendations
• Diabetic Foot Doctor: What a Podiatrist Does and When to See One
• Diabetic Foot Exam: What Happens, How Often You Need One, and What to Expect
• Diabetic Foot Gangrene: Signs, Dry vs. Wet Gangrene, Treatment and Prevention
• Diabetic Foot Infection: Warning Signs, Treatment, and When to Get Help
• Diabetic Foot Pain Home Remedies: Safe Ways to Ease Diabetes Foot Pain and What to Avoid
• Diabetic Foot Soak: Is It Safe, and How to Do It Without Harming Your Feet
• Diabetic Foot Ulcer Early Stage Pictures: What an Early Ulcer Looks Like and What to Do
• Diabetic Foot Ulcer Stages: Wagner Grades, What Each Stage Looks Like, and What to Do
• Diabetic Foot Ulcer: Causes, Symptoms, Stages, Treatment, and Prevention
• Diabetic Foot: Causes, Warning Signs, Complications, and How to Protect Your Feet
• Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA): Symptoms, Causes, Treatment and How to Prevent It
• Diabetic Neuropathy Creams: How to Choose a Neuropathy Cream for Feet That Helps
• Diabetic Neuropathy Natural Treatment: Home Remedies That Help Legs and Feet
• Diabetic Neuropathy Pictures: What It Looks Like on Feet and Legs, Symptoms, and Treatment
• Diabetic Neuropathy Self-Care: Daily Foot Care, Blood Sugar Habits, and Lifestyle Changes That Protect Your Nerves
• Diabetic Neuropathy Test: How Doctors Test for Nerve Damage in the Feet
• Diabetic Neuropathy Treatment Guidelines: What Doctors Recommend and What Helps
• Diabetic Neuropathy Treatment: What Works, From Blood Sugar Control to Medications and Foot Care
• Diabetic Neuropathy: Types, Symptoms, Causes, and How to Manage It
• Diabetic Recipes for Dinner: Easy Chicken, Vegetable and Seafood Meal Ideas
• Diabetic Retinopathy: Symptoms, Stages, Causes and Treatment
• Diabetic Snacks: Good Snacks for Diabetics That Keep Blood Sugar Steady
• Diabetic Socks vs Compression Socks: Key Differences and Which One You Need
• Diabetic Stroke: How Diabetes Raises Stroke Risk, Warning Signs, and Prevention
• Diabetic Toe Amputation Life Expectancy: Survival Rates and How to Improve Them
• Diabetic Toe Amputation Recovery: What to Expect, Healing Timeline, and Care Tips
• Diabetic Ulcers: Causes, Symptoms, Treatments and How to Prevent Them
• Diabulimia and Diabetes Eating Disorders: Warning Signs, Risks, and Where to Get Help
• Diet and Exercise for Diabetes: How Food and Activity Help Control Blood Sugar
• Does Exercise Prevent Diabetes? How It Works, the Best Types, and How Much You Need
• Does Smoking Increase Diabetes Risk? How Smoking Affects Type 2 Diabetes and What Quitting Changes
• Does Type 2 Diabetes Get Worse With Age?
• Emotional Side of Living with Diabetes: Fear, Stress, Guilt and What Helps
• Foods to Avoid While Taking Metformin: A Type 2 Diabetes Guide
• Foot Cramps at Night and Diabetes: Causes, Relief, and When to See a Doctor
• Foot Pain in the Morning and Diabetes: Causes, Warning Signs, and What Helps
• Gestational Diabetes Diet: What to Eat, Foods to Avoid, and a Sample Meal Plan
• Gestational Diabetes Symptoms: Signs to Watch For, Testing, and Treatment
• Healthy Living with Diabetes: How to Manage Blood Sugar, Diet, Exercise and Mental Wellness
• How Many Carbs Per Day Should a Diabetic Eat? Daily Carb Intake, Fiber and Carb Counting Explained
• How Much Does Blood Sugar Drop After Exercise?
• How to Control Type 2 Diabetes: Diet, Exercise, Medication, and Daily Habits That Work
• How to Know if You Have Diabetes: Early Signs, Symptoms, and Tests
• How to Know if You Have Diabetes: Tests, Results, and What to Do Next
• How to Prevent Diabetes: A Diabetes Prevention Program That Works
• How to Prevent Diabetes: Risk Factors, Diet, Exercise and Screening That Work
• How to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes After Gestational Diabetes: Your Risk and What Helps
• How to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes: Diet, Exercise, Weight and Habits That Lower Your Risk
• Hypoglycemia Symptoms: How to Recognize Low Blood Sugar and Fix It Fast
• Inflammation, Stress, and Diabetes: How They Are Connected and What You Can Do
• Insulin Pens: How They Work, How to Use One, and How to Choose the Right Pen
• Is Diabetic Neuropathy a Disability? What the ADA and Social Security Say
• Is Falling Asleep After Eating a Sign of Diabetes? What Post-Meal Sleepiness Means
• Is Keto Good for Diabetics? Benefits, Risks, and Who Should Be Careful
• Is Vaseline Good for Diabetic Feet? A Podiatrist's Honest Answer
• Itchy Feet and Diabetes: Is It an Early Sign, Why It Happens, and What Helps
• Living with Diabetes at a Young Age: What to Expect and How to Thrive
• Living with Diabetes: What Changes Day to Day and How to Manage It Well
• Living with Type 2 Diabetes: Daily Challenges and How to Manage Them
• Low Blood Sugar Levels: What's Too Low, Warning Signs, and What to Do
• Managing Diabetes When You're Newly Diagnosed: Your First 90 Days, Medications and Lifestyle
• MODY Diabetes: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
• Newly Diagnosed With Diabetes: What It Means and How to Manage It Day to Day
• Non-Diabetic Foot Ulcer: Causes, Types, Treatment and Prevention
• Numb Feet and Diabetes: Why Diabetes Causes Numbness in Feet and What Helps
• Nursing Diagnosis for Diabetic Foot Ulcer: Care Plan, Interventions and Outcomes
• Prediabetes and Exercise: The Best Exercises, How Much You Need, and How to Start
• Prediabetes and Mental Health: How They Are Connected and What Helps
• Prediabetes Symptoms: Early Warning Signs, Diagnosis and How to Reverse It
• Purple Feet and Diabetes: Causes, Emergency Warning Signs, and What Helps
• Secondary Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes: What It Means and How to Slow Complications
• Signs of Diabetes in Kids: Childhood Diabetes Symptoms Parents Should Catch Early
• Signs of Diabetes in Women: Early Symptoms, Risk Factors, and When to Get Tested
• Stress and Diabetes: How Stress Raises Blood Sugar and How to Lower Your Risk
• Sweaty Feet and Diabetes: Why It Happens, Warning Signs, and How to Keep Feet Dry
• The Rising Cost of Diabetes: What Drives National Spending and Where It Is Heading
• Traveling with Diabetes: How to Pack, Protect Insulin, and Keep Blood Sugar Steady on Any Trip
• Type 1 vs Type 2 Diabetes: How Doctors Diagnose Each Type
• Type 2 Diabetes Symptoms: 9 Signs to Watch For, Causes, and Prevention
• Type 2 Diabetes: A Beginner's Guide to Symptoms, Causes, and Management
• Unusual Symptoms of Diabetes: 5 Hidden Signs You Should Not Ignore
• Vitamin D and Diabetes: How Low Vitamin D Is Linked to Insulin Resistance
• What Causes Diabetes? Types, Risk Factors, and How You Get It
• What Do Diabetic Feet Look Like? Diabetic Foot Photos, Warning Signs, and How to Track Changes
• What Really Causes Diabetes? Genetics, Lifestyle, Insulin Resistance and the Myths Explained
• Who Treats Diabetic Neuropathy? Which Doctor to See and What Each Specialist Does
• Why Is My Blood Sugar High After Exercise?
• Why You Should Check Your Blood Sugar: Normal Ranges, How to Test and When
• Work Stress and Diabetes: How Job Strain Raises Blood Sugar and What to Do About It
• Yellow Feet and Diabetes: Why the Bottom of Your Feet Turn Yellow and What to Do
• Yoga for Diabetes: Benefits, Best Poses, and Safety Tips for Blood Sugar Control