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I am sick of wearing Nikes or new Balance or even Brooks. They all look so sporty and I don't want to wear rx diabetic shoes. i have not worn "girl shoes" in many years but I would like to try something a little less dorky than sport shoes. any recommendations? my feet are dead, I can wear any kind of sandals cause my toes don't grip. I can't even wear slip on no back shoes cause of the inability of my toes to grip.
Clarks makes many shoes that are both comfortable and nicer looking than the Rx ones. Also SoftWalks but they are more expensive. I personally don't like Sofft. You can see many styles on Zappos to get an idea.
When I first started having problems with my feet, the Doctors advised on different types of shoes that would help. I went that route and after a year or so, they were not enough, so they sent me out to an Orthopedic outfit in town. What they do is build inserts that are computer matched to your feet. They take molds, they have you stand on this machine that has a thousand needles in it and they apply air pressure to the needles until it lifts your foot. They freeze in that postition so that when you step off, your foot imprint is still in the needles, however it will give them indications of pressure points. They take that reading and consult your doctor. Then they sit down with you and discuss where you have discomforts. The final things are, they have you pick out shoes from their catalog. These shoes are normal manufacturers that build their shoes with a deeper cavity inside. You pick out the shoes you want and they order then. Then they start building your inserts.
The point is, you select normal shoe manufacturers. Right now, I am wearing New Balance Tennis Shoes, with orthopedic inserts. I feel like I am walking on a cloud. These shoes do not look any different than their normal line of shoes. In some cases, depending on severity of pressure points, you can use normal shoes, but pull the current pad inside and put their pads in.
I went with Nurses Shoes that looked like sneakers and I am quite comfortable in Birkenstock but they can be quite expensive. Currently I am wearing a $5.00 pair of canvas sneakers from Walmart but the only time I wear actual shoes is when I have to go out in public, otherwise I have no shoes on at all.
When I first started having problems with my feet, the Doctors advised on different types of shoes that would help. I went that route and after a year or so, they were not enough, so they sent me out to an Orthopedic outfit in town. What they do is build inserts that are computer matched to your feet. They take molds, they have you stand on this machine that has a thousand needles in it and they apply air pressure to the needles until it lifts your foot. They freeze in that postition so that when you step off, your foot imprint is still in the needles, however it will give them indications of pressure points. They take that reading and consult your doctor. Then they sit down with you and discuss where you have discomforts. The final things are, they have you pick out shoes from their catalog. These shoes are normal manufacturers that build their shoes with a deeper cavity inside. You pick out the shoes you want and they order then. Then they start building your inserts.
The point is, you select normal shoe manufacturers. Right now, I am wearing New Balance Tennis Shoes, with orthopedic inserts. I feel like I am walking on a cloud. These shoes do not look any different than their normal line of shoes. In some cases, depending on severity of pressure points, you can use normal shoes, but pull the current pad inside and put their pads in.
I went with Nurses Shoes that looked like sneakers and I am quite comfortable in Birkenstock but they can be quite expensive. Currently I am wearing a $5.00 pair of canvas sneakers from Walmart but the only time I wear actual shoes is when I have to go out in public, otherwise I have no shoes on at all.
Going barefoot for a diabetic can be a very dangerous thing. If you have neuropathy your feet are numb and you can't feel blisters, splinters and all sorts of thingss.
Once I was at the beach and wore slide on sketcher to walk on the beach for several days. One evening I took my shoe off and it was full of blood where a horrible blister on the underside of my toe burst. It was a hot mess with sand and dirt and blood and raw skin. I had checked the underside of my feet the night before.
I went immediately to the emergency room as soon as we got home and I damn near lost my toe.
Yes, 1 pair of shoes/boots per year with 3 sets of inserts is what I was told.
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