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    • 28 March, 2012 at 3:23 pm #10073
      Tim
      Keymaster

      Us diabetics are told to wear non-elasticated socks by some medicos. Does anyone actually heed this advice? If so why? If not, why not?

    • 28 March, 2012 at 3:25 pm #13935
      Tim
      Keymaster

      This came from a comments discussion over at the wonderful blog The … Diabetic – http://the3dotsdiabetic.wordpress.com/2012/03/28/the-naughty-diabetic/ The original article is also well worth a read.

    • 28 March, 2012 at 3:27 pm #13936
      Tim
      Keymaster

      Until I read the article I had never given my socks a moment’s thought and once this thread is complete I never intend to think about them again.

    • 28 March, 2012 at 3:34 pm #13937
      Anonymous
      Inactive

      Thanks for the compliments. I like knowing useless bits of info on people, socks is high on the list! Mine are boring black today, with elastic!

    • 28 March, 2012 at 3:55 pm #13938
      Dave
      Participant

      Yikes! I’m not meant to wear elasticated socks??? Really? Is this a general thing

      What else have I been doing all these years and not realised it was against the rules? Please don’t tell me all alcohol is banned.

    • 28 March, 2012 at 4:00 pm #13939
      Tim
      Keymaster

      According to the DUK website:

      “Garters and stockings or socks with elastic tops should also be avoided because they may restrict the circulation. Never wear socks with darned areas or holes.”

      Source: http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Monitoring/Feet/Looking_after_your_feet/

      So I have to give up wearing stockings now too!

    • 28 March, 2012 at 4:02 pm #13940
      Tim
      Keymaster

      It also says “It is not normally necessary to buy special or expensive shoes.” If I want to look cool then I definitely need to buy expensive shoes ;-)

    • 28 March, 2012 at 4:31 pm #13941
      Dave
      Participant

      “Never wear socks with darned areas or holes.” That’s half my sock drawer!

    • 28 March, 2012 at 6:23 pm #13942
      Anonymous
      Inactive

      What about fishnet stockings, they are full of holes, any advice on those?

    • 28 March, 2012 at 7:54 pm #13943
      lizz
      Participant

      I think if you are wearing holes and they have a sock in them, you’re all right Megs.

      I just don’t like tight elastic on socks, so wear socks which aren’t that tight – but really, have you ever SEEN socks without elastic at the top? They look more like windsocks than anything else, and about as attractive.

      Personally I have always assumed that if your leg is bloated and looks like it needs the size of a windsock, then that’s what you should wear, but if you have normal sized ankles etc, normal, soft, unrestrictive socks are fine!

    • 29 March, 2012 at 7:54 am #13944
      Tim
      Keymaster

      I suppose every sock must have at least one hole otherwise you wouldn’t be able to get your foot into it…

    • 2 April, 2012 at 3:48 pm #13945
      Anonymous
      Inactive

      Thankfully I can still feel my feet, so I treat all those recommendations about walking barefoot and only ever buying footwear from those adverts at the back of the RadioTimes that come with a with a Certificate of Medicinal Sensibleness as being meant for someone else entirely. The only socks I wear without elastic are the ones I’ve had for so long that they’ve gone all baggy at the tops.

      And we’re fast approaching flipflop season down here…

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