How to choose shoes and socks for diabetic patients: For diabetic patients, the longer the course of the disease will have peripheral neuropathy and peripheral vascular disease, often numbness in both feet, hypoesthesia. So when you buy shoes, you must choose soft-soled, more relaxed shoes, and it is recommended to buy shoes in the afternoon, when the feet are relatively large, and often small in the morning. Young female patients should never choose high heels, which can easily lead to damage to the foot. Leather shoes also try to choose casual leather shoes. Try to choose cotton socks, not silk socks, and socks that are not too tight, that will lead to poor blood flow to the foot. When wearing shoes every day, make sure to look at the soles of the shoes to see if there are any foreign objects, often some people do not pay attention to it, there are foreign objects in the shoes only after many days, that is the foot has appeared ulcers and infection, treatment will be very difficult. Prevention of diabetic foot is more important than treatment, prevention just a little attention every day, you can make yourself a pair of healthy feet. A journey of a thousand miles begins with the foot! Let’s take care of our feet! ~