Re: diabetic friendly shoes?

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Alexander Arnakis wrote:

Therefore, wear only closed styles. Avoid sandals and other "open"
styles. Circulating air might be nice in preventing athlete's foot,
but for a diabetic, mechanical injury is worse. Never, ever, go
barefoot, *especially* on the beach. The shoe soles should be thick
and sturdy; you're going to encounter sharp rocks, etc.

I just don't get this advice; I always wear open shoes or sandals in warm weather, if I'm not plain barefoot. I have no healing problems, and fungi are more likely to occur on feet that are always enclosed in shoes.

Susan
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