Being insulin dependant diabetic means I am always conscious about my foot health, I developed diabetes 12 years ago, at age 30 following pancreatic problems when I was 21. One of my favourite things is shoes, the higher the heel the better, and one of the things I have to make sure I don’t do is create any sores or blisters on my feet, this doesn’t always go together very well!
I have also noticed, even moreso in the last 5 years, that I have to continually monitor the skin on my feet, I have a build up of dry hard skin if I do not look after them daily, I have to exfoliate the dry skin several times per week and use a really high quality moisturiser daily.
What impact have they had on you?There are certain shoe types I have to avoid, I do still wear my heels but cannot wear some of the styles I would have worn pre diabetes. I check my feet daily and have to carry a pair of the folding flat pumps with me when I go out on a night out just in case I get any sore areas on my feet so I can swap out of my heels.
Its a pain having to moisturise my feet every day, I can’t go for a ‘normal’ pedicure and opt for looking after my feet myself as I don’t think I need podiatry input just yet, but I would not trust someone without any medical knowledge near my feet in case they caused any cuts.
What would you change about your feet?I would like to not have to worry about them being so dry and the build up of hard skin.
What do you like about your feet?I am not a fan of feet so there isn’t much I like about them!
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