Why Should People with Diabetes Wear Special Shoes?
Diabetes can cause extensive foot damage. Damage can sometimes occur and go unnoticed for long periods of time. Listed below are 3 reasons why this happens: • Diabetes can cause nerve-damage. This is most commonly known as diabetic neuropathy. Neuropathy can desensitize your nerves, especially in the extremities. People suffering from severe neuropathy cannot feel heat, cold, or pain in the affected areas. The desensitizing of your feet can lead to the development of sores, cuts, or blisters that go unnoticed for long periods of time. • Diabetes can cause poor circulation throughout the body. Poor blood flow to the legs and feet is known as peripheral vascular disease. Inadequate blood flow makes it difficult for the body to heal itself after injuries occur.
