People with diabetes are often faced with the challenge of maintaining healthy blood sugar levels. Fasting blood sugar levels for many diabetics is well above 120 and in bad cases can reach dangerous levels after eating. One of the main ways that diabetics stay healthy is that they watch what they eat so that they can avoid blood sugar spikes unfortunately even when these spikes are avoided chronically elevated blood sugar levels continue to cause damage to the body. This damage is often manifested in the feet in the form of peripheral neuropathy and peripheral artery disease.
Because many long term diabetics have trouble with their feet the best course of action aside from better managing blood sugar levels is to take better care of the feet. Diabetes caused neuropathy typically results in frequent foot injuries and foot injuries which are more serious then normal. This is because most irritations, cuts, or abrasions go unfelt for sometime before they get bad. Even obvious wounds can be worse than first suspected due to a lack of sensation in the feet. Around the home these wounds can be frequent which is why wearing good diabetic slippers is so important.
A good pair of extra wide diabetic slippers can be an excellent thing to have in the home. Because diabetic slippers for women are deigned to be the size of women’s feet but wider gives women the feel of comfort shoes without the binding feel of slippers which are too tight. For men many slippers and house shoes are tougher in the soles which can give them more protection around the home from cuts, bumps, bruises, and puncture wounds. It may seem cheaper to buy normal slippers but diabetic slippers will better help promote healthy circulation in feet while still protecting the soles of your feet better.