Join the What Doctors Don't Tell You community now -
and be informed for when it really matters

Register now for our vital and insightful health updates that have been described as some of “the best in the world”.

email to friend Printer friendly

e-news

Diabetics: Why they wear shoes that are too tight

15 November 2007

There’s something very unusual about diabetics – they tend to wear the wrong-sized shoes. Researchers from Dundee University, led by diabetes expert Graham Leese, reckon that around 60 per cent of sufferers are walking around in ill-fitting shoes.
Aside from the discomfort, the habit could also cause serious health problems, from ulcers, infections – which could lead even to amputation of the foot or leg if the problems are left untreated.
When the researchers reviewed the footwear of 100 diabetics, they found that 63 of them were wearing shoes that did not fit. Usually, the shoe was too tight, and researchers believe they know why the tight-fitting shoe is being chosen by the diabetic.
With diabetes, the sufferer loses his or her nerve sensation in the toes and feet, and so the shoe has to be tight fitting in order to even feel that it’s a good fit.
(Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice, 2007; 61: 1900-4).

Health Advice - Visit our sub sites on How you beat asthma...

Case files of young diabetics - Benjamin received 19 courses of antibiotics before being diagnosed as diabetic at age eight. His mother's labour was induced. Eight months after birt...

Ulcers & indigestion - Developing good gut sense - A step by step programme for better digestion and how to avoid chronic dyspepsia or ulcers caused by the Helicobacter pylori bug. ...

Diabetics go undetected with new guidelines - Recently introduced criteria for diagnosing diabetes may not be robust enough, according to a two new studies. ...

Burning sensation - A reader’s friend – a 36-year old female – has been suffering from a burning sensation across her chest and along her left arm. The symptoms seem to...

Mouth ulcers - Can anybody offer advice to prevent or cure mouth ulcers? I have suffered from them since childhood, but much more frequently now that I’m in my mid-3...

Leg ulcers - Q:Are there any new remedies for leg ulcers? My 75 year old father has suffered with them for 12 years. Tylex has been prescribed for the pain, but do...

Mouth ulcers - Mouth ulcers - or aphthae in doctorese - are shallow painful ulcerations in the soft tissue inside the mouth. Although they normally heal within a wee...

Register for our health updates and free gifts.

How You Beat Asthma
How To Beat Your M.E.
How You Beat ADHD
How You Beat Arthritis
How You Beat Backpain
How You Beat Depression How You Beat Pain
How You Beat The Menopause
How You Beat Heart Problems
WDDTY Health Shop

Join the What Doctors Don't Tell You community now - and be informed for when it really matters

Diabetics: Why they wear shoes that are too tight

Join the What Doctors Don't Tell You community now -
and be informed for when it really matters