According to Diabetes Canada (Feb 2020), diabetes affects the lives of almost 11 million Canadians. Diabetes is the inability for the body to make or properly use insulin, and it impairs the body’s ability to convert sugars, starches and other foods into energy.
Diabetes is a condition whereby the body does not make insulin or has trouble recognizing it. Insulin is crucial for storing food sugars. With diabetes, the sugars are not stored properly and remain at high levels in the blood stream.
There are important differences to note when choosing one over the other. We’ll take a moment to outline the differences and provide guidance on selecting the best socks for your needs.
Whether you have Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, or know someone who does, it affects every aspect of your life, making mundane activities and occurrences more important to take note of, especially when it comes to foot health.
Patients with diabetes frequently develop an intermittent or permanent loss of sensation (neuropathy) in their feet. Without the warning of discomfort or pain, pressures developed from poorly fitting footwear, particularly on the soles of the "diabetic foot" can result in an open ulcer
Have you ever shopped for specialty socks and noticed both compression socks and diabetic socks, and thought to yourself, What is the difference? Aren’t they basically the same thing? They do in fact look similar but can serve different purposes. Understanding the differences between compression socks and diabetic socks can help you choose what is right for your feet.
Living with diabetes means paying attention to the details, especially when it comes to foot health! One of the small but important details is wearing the correct socks, specifically a diabetes-friendly sock. You might wonder why socks matter so much, but for clients with diabetes, the right sock can help them prevent complications such as blisters, or fungal infections and helps support overall foot health.
The bottoms of our feet are subjected to pressure and friction when we walk, run, climb, jump, and even sit. If the skin on our feet endures enough pressure and friction, callus may develop.
Ingrown toenails, toe fungus, and corns are amongst the many conditions that our medical foot care team can take care of for you. Too often, the feet are the most neglected part of our body, and problems might go undetected at first. Registered Chiropodists and Footcare Nurses provide medical care for skin and toenail foot concerns. However, Chiropodists offer an expanded scope of practice, such as biomechanical evaluations, so let’s review each profession in more detail.
