Wearing shoes and socks is a very common thing, especially young friends choose high-heeled shoes, pointed shoes, etc. to show their personality, such as Lady
Gaga’s shoes of various shapes have attracted the attention of fashion and trend. But for diabetic friends, facing the choice of shoes, socks should be more rules and regulations, because once dressed carelessly, it may induce foot lesions, those shoes mentioned above is likely to be the scourge of foot deformities, ulcers. Shoe selection: Time to buy shoes: When buying shoes, the time is appropriate to choose the afternoon, when the feet are swollen, buy shoes are not too thin, the size of the rear heel can be inserted into a finger as appropriate, try on after standing up and walking for a while, do not sit down to choose shoes. Shoe size: walk a lot of miles every day, so wear shoes to pay attention to comfort, fit, do not wear hard, narrow, small shoes. Material: the upper to soft cowhide is better, comfortable and breathable, and the foot has a certain degree of protection. The sole is wear-resistant and flexible, and can cushion part of the impact from the ground. Style: round toe is better, the toe is too pointed easily cause local extrusion or callus, corns, winter shoes to keep warm but do not sweat, do not wear open toe sandals in summer to prevent bruising toes. If there is already a deformity of the foot, wear special orthopedic shoes. Heel: The appropriate height of the heel can also help the foot to reduce cushioning, not through the high heel or no heel shoes, the heel to about 3cm is appropriate, that is, not because the heel is too high and lead to foot fatigue, but also because no heel makes the foot directly by the impact of the ground and pressure injuries. Preparation before wearing shoes: check whether the shoes are flat, dry, and free of foreign objects such as sand; preferably choose shoes with Velcro, if the laces should be tied tightly; avoid walking barefoot to avoid injury; it is best not to wear new shoes for more than 1 hour on the first day. Choice of socks: Material: choose absorbent, breathable wool socks or thread socks; not loose or tight, tight mouth socks will impede foot circulation and local edema; socks are too loose, easy to form folds on the bottom of the foot, so that the local pressure is increased. Color: preferably light-colored, change daily, and easy to observe whether there are ulcers and exudation on the foot. A journey of a thousand miles begins with the foot, add some little common sense, change some habits, protect the foot, and have a pair of healthy feet in order to enjoy the beautiful scenery.