Increased Risk Of Foot Amputations Due To Poor Fitting Shoes
Do your shoes fit? Are you sure? It is very important for diabetics to take proper care of their feet…
More than six out of ten people with diabetes are walking around in the wrong-sized shoes, exposing themselves to serious foot problems that could lead to amputation, according to research in the International Journal of Clinical Practice.
With the amount of diabetics doubling by 2030 we need to do whatever we can to keep ourselves in check especially if they propose that 80% of diabetic amputations could be prevented.
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1 opinion for Increased Risk Of Foot Amputations Due To Poor Fitting Shoes
Grace
Nov 28, 2007 at 1:58 am
Wow, I had no idea wearing the wrong sized shoes could be so serious! I’m guessing you’d go to a shoe store or something to get professionally foot-sized?
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