What’s the difference between diabetic and regular shoes?

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Captain Skippy asked:


Is there any difference between a diabetic show and a regular shoe besides the diabetic insert that goes into the shoe?

Francis
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    • This entry was posted on Sunday, October 18th, 2009 at 10:10 pm and is filed under Health & Fitness. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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    No Responses to “What’s the difference between diabetic and regular shoes?”

    1. megalomaniac Says:
      October 19th, 2009 at 2:42 pm

      Diabetic shoes? Don’t you mean orthotic? If you are talking about orthothics then you can get inserts that will go inside almost any shoe. Usually this means extra arch support but it can be for a number of things individual to your feet.

      (thanks Annabelle, I learned something today, now don’t I look foolish?)

    2. Annabelle Says:
      October 22nd, 2009 at 6:50 am

      Diabetic Shoes

      Shoes for diabetic patients are made of special protective inserts and soft shoe materials to accommodate for conditions such as neuropathy (numb feet), poor circulation, and foot deformities (bunions, hammertoes, etc.). The shoes decrease the chance of foot sores (ulcers) which can be caused by friction and pressure. This may lead to infection, gangrene, or even amputation.

      The foot and ankle surgeon may measure the diabetic patient’s foot and have the shoes made at a specialty laboratory. In some cases he/she will give the patient a prescription to have the shoes custom-made.