PODIATRIST EXPLAINS WHY DIABETICS SHOULD WEAR WHITE SOCKS

“When you have diabetes and can’t feel your feet, you can develop a wound from trauma or something in your shoe; you can develop an infection and not know it,” says podiatrist Jared Gremillion, DPM. The progression from a small wound to a complicated infection can happen quickly.   

 

Dr. Jared Gremillion

 

That’s why Dr. Gremillion suggests that you check your feet often. “Don’t let anything go unnoticed. If you notice a wound or feel a tingling sensation or numbness in your foot, it definitely needs attention,” says Dr. Gremillion. “Diabetics should wear white socks so that if you have an infection, you will see the drainage on your socks.”

 

Source: Sara Diamond, WJHL 

Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News