Nothing like slip-sliding through a couple of hairballs!
I to go barefoot often.
I don’t have any loss of sensation in my feet, but I have noticed that my feet get much colder than they ever did before. Is this something that others have experienced?
Well, even if I had numb feet, I would have heard the glass crunching underfoot, but my uncle would not have heard it – his hearing is going, too.
I think my concern about all this is being egged on by two things besides my podiatrist’s insistence:
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My elder sister (by four years, also type 2) has been nursing a foot wound that won’t heal – for months.
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I recently stepped on something weird and pointy (no injury, thank goodness) that I apparently tracked in from outside in the sole of my walking shoes. At the time I thought, what if that had been a filthy, germy hunk of glass?
I live alone, have no pets and don’t mess up the floors much – and clean up anything likely to hurt me as soon as I break it – but I never really thought about tracking in something of unknown creepiness from outside until I did so the other day. It made me think.
Yep. I get icicle feet when I stand in my kitchen barefoot. I don’t remember this being a problem in years past, but in the last couple of years, I’ve had to go to wearing socks more – I’ve even started wearing double socks when it’s extra cold in the evening and I’m puttering about on the tile floor.
Oddly enough, my feet still get too hot when I’m asleep.
Bodies are weird.
Speaking of cats, did one run across your keyboard, Doris? LOL
I wear shoes inside and out. I wear SAS. Lots of room for toes. I have different styles. They’re not all closed toe. I have a horror of getting a crumb-like indent in my feet that could go into some wild ulcer. And of course I’m being ridiculous, but having seen ulcerous feet combined with bones that have crumbled, I am protective of me.
I just figure better safe than sorry. No question about it for me!
I go barefoot all the time indoors and outdoors if I only have a short errand to run (take out the trash, get the mail… etc.)
I’ve stepped on my fair share of glass, and I can feel it every time. I’ve also never had a problem with infection.
Maybe i’m just being a little over-confident, but I’m not going to start until something really bad happens
I’m from KY shoes are optional, outside is a different story.
I know a girl who was out in sandals, and got a bad sunburn on her feet, and ended up losing one of her legs. I’m sorry for the horror story, but I just don’t want to see anything horrible happen to YOU!
On the side : I posted a discussion in the Canadian Group, March 5 and borrowed the link …" Get checked now " referring to type 2 diabetes …maybe some would like to visit and comment ?
We take shoes off as soon as we arrive …some friends supply knitted slippers to their visitors …I am far too lazy to start knitting …yet I did knit 2x 2 piece outfit for me …a long time ago 
Thanks for the positive comments about the PSA !!..the deal was NOT to scare anyone …but it happens and is more focused on those with undiagnosed diabetes
I never wear slippers or shoes around the house, my feet feel claustrophobic most of the time, I even sleep with my feet out of the covers. I don’t go outside without shoes unless maby in the garden in the summer. I used to go to the beach bare foot when i was younger, not just on the beach but for the walk to and from. My feet are in great condition and I’ve never had problems, I stood on a fork once and it took ages to heal but I looked after it well so its OK now.
I think its OK to go barefoot at home if your safe about it and watch what you are doing.
just curious: can someone identify a case in which someone suffered an amputation or permanent, irreversible injury despite (1) a history of good control, (2) no neuropathy, and (3) prompt attention to the underlying injury? seems like it would be very difficult to cause serious damage if these 3 factors were there.
fundamentally this discussion illustrates a broader principle, which is that individuals need to find ways to optimize (not minimize) their risk. anyone who drives a car, owns stock, etc. intuitively understands that you can’t avoid all risk; nor would you want to. if someone rationally (albeit subjectively) assesses the risk of foot trauma and decides that the enjoyment gained by not wearing shoes and socks all the time outweighs the risk of serious, irreversible injury, then i don’t understand why there’s anything more to say.
I thought it was creepy in a good way – it makes you think.
If it gets some people in to see the doctor and get diagnosed and into treatment, then that’s good, right?
Millions of folks are walking around in the 300’s and don’t know it. Not good for long-term prognosis.
Well, I was just curious about what people think on the subject.
I have known for years that the recommendation is that diabetics always wear shoes – and I do always wear them outside, but I simply can’t make myself wear them inside.
I thought hearing what others think would help me do a reality check on my own choices. I like hearing other points of view, other experiences, and challenging my assumptions.
Since I have not had good control in the past two years – but still have no signs of neuropathy – I have no idea how much of a risk I’m taking. I guess I’ll just continue to be careful indoors, get some leather-soled house shoes and try to remember to wear them when I’m doing housework, do a better job of taking my outdoor shoes off by the front door (to keep from tracking in sharp things) and keep working on improving my control.
Well, the standard reply is that diabetics are slower to heal (which also increases with age), and that they are immuno-compromised, leading to less resistance to infection. Whether that applies to you personally, I have no idea.
For me, at the age of 63 (just turned that 9 minutes ago) I do find that my legs heal more slowly than they used to when I was younger. However, I don’t seem to get infections very easily. But when I stepped on a rusty thumbtack, I figured better safe than sorry, and went to the ER, where they soaked my foot in an antibiotic solution (can’t remember exactly what – it was several years ago), and then told me to watch it and come back if it showed signs of infection. They also gave me a tetanus shot. Fortunately, it didn’t get infected.
Sometimes, I think it boils down to luck – who knows what bacteria were on that thumbtack? Maybe none!! I just did what I thought was prudent. And in the final analysis, you should do what you think is prudent, too – your assessment of risk is probably different from mine, but it’s YOUR body, and YOU get to make decisions about it!
Happy Birthday! Hope you’ve got some fun & mischief planned.
Happy Birthday!!!
One of the members has a blog but I’ll let them answer your question if they wanna post it?
I have this problem with spelling and hitting the wrong keys MANY times. LOL!