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Footwear for Diabetics What Type of Shoe is Best?
When shopping for your shoes, keep these things in mind for good characteristics in a proper shoe: How is the toe box of the shoe? This is the part of the shoe that covers the toe area. The toe box should be long enough to make your toes feel comfortable and not jammed inside. You should be able move your toes around. The shoe should not be too wide though, so that your feet are sliding all over the place, making falling easy. In buying footwear for diabetics, this is very important. How about the tongue of the shoe? The tongue should be wide and padded well. You don't want the laces to dig into your feet anywhere. It is best if the tongue has two slits around the middle portion in which you can run your shoelaces. This helps to avoid slipping back and forth, and keeps the tongue right in place. The throat of your shoe is where your foot enters. Throats should be nice and padded very well. It should not hurt your ankle or anklebones. This is commonly referred to as the collar. The part of the shoe that holds onto the heel is the heel counter. The heel is often rigid , but you should have plenty of padding to keep hard materials from hurting your feet or making them feel uncomfortable. This is another important part of your footwear. The insole known as the sock liner is very important. When you buy a shoe with a removable liner, you can replace these that are made special to fit your foot. This insole ought to have three layers in it to provide some good wearing for the foot. Your midsole is a cushion server for your feet. A shoe person that knows what they are talking about will know what is best for you with this shoe portion. It is the middle portion of a sole. The arch area of a shoe is reinforced now with much plastic that is much stronger than it had been before. This is because earlier, the arch area was too flexible, causing problems with the feet placing more stress. The outsole of a shoe is what comes in contact with the floor or ground you are walking on. Often made out carbon rubber, it needs to be very pliable and have fliexibility. Shoes with a rocker bottom will have the sole at an angle up from the floor or ground, which is at the heel and toe. This type of rocker bottom shoe helps take a load off the feet from pressure, and helps those with a joint mobility problem. This type of shoe is recommended for those with serious foot problems. Ask your doctor or podiatrist about this if you have joint problems. Shoes you should not buy are for one, the slip-ons. Sandals are not good that have straps between the toes either. This shoe is not supportive and will only hurt your feet. You should have your feet measured when buying shoes. Since feet tend to change over time, and with possible swelling you may have, this is why it is so important to get fitted correctly. If your feet are of the narrow type, then you need shoes that have eyelets which are wide-set. This will give you the ability to pull your shoelaces together. If your feet are wide like mine on the other hand, then you need the shoes that have closely set rows of eyelets. When you try on shoes, bring any socks or inserts that you normally wear. This is a true test of how comfortable the shoe will really feel. When trying on the shoes, check and make sure you feel totally comfortable with them on before buying. You should not have to break them in, or the shoe should not slide from place to place as you walk in them as I mentioned once above here. Make sure that the lacing pattern also works out best for you as well. You can often change the lacing options to suit your needs. Footwear for diabetics then, as you can see, is a very important aspect of your diabetes management. You can never pamper your feet too much, as they are the only pair you have!
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