I'm glad you are getting the problems sorted.

I walk barefoot on beaches, docks and boats all the time. My feet heal quickly.

See how reading Bernstein had me panic? Is there a "hitting myself for being an idiot smiley"? I understand how having to take people's feet off probably doesn't make a doctors day, but has anyone else here seen this ?

http://www.diabetes-normalsugars.co...b_therapy.shtml

Is it me, or is he calling hot tubs downright dangerous in case of tiny foot injuries?

I think that sitting in water hot enough to harm feet would register in more sensitive parts of the body too.

I have normal feeling in my feet so I don't worry about them too much. For people with loss of feeling in their feet, they may not feel a wound. But it is the out-of-control blood sugars that contribute to wounds not healing.

I have assumed that Dr B's warning apply to diabetics who are having problems with their feet -neuropathy, slow healing, weak pulses on ankle.

This is a direct quote...

"The following guidelines are therefore essential for all diabetics, to prevent foot injury and the potentially grave consequences that may ensue:

• Never walk barefoot, either indoors or out."

Link to online version here...

http://www.diabetes-normalsugars.co...appendixD.shtml

I know that is not the hot tub warning. It does specify Type 2's in that article, but not only ones with problems already.

I think Low Carb Ugh was just telling us that she doesn't have any trouble with her feet to join in the chat, and trying to help me get Bernstein into perspective.

Yes, some of the things that Bernstein talks about I take with a grain of salt. He's in his 70s and very conservative and willing to live with a lot of restrictions to be as close to 100% safe as possible. Me, I try to live a normal of life as possible.

BTW, most people call me Susan.

Ok then, you are Susan now.

So long as my feet seem to have no circulation problems I shall assume I can do what I want with them - bare foot, hot tubs etc. I start having problems...... a different matter, Dr B, here I come.

One of the reasons many Doctors put emphasis on diabetics caring so much for their feet is that if diabetes is progressive and uncontrolled, the feet are usually the first thing to get impacted.

When I experienced neuropathy, it was mostly in my feet, and I could barely walk with diabetic shoes and it was almost impossible to walk barefoot indoors or outdoors. Without shoes, it felt like I was walking on rocks, my legs always had a burning sensation, feet tingled and lacked normal sensations, the skin on my feet began drying out and looked scaly.

Thank God, that diabetic neuropathy is reversible. My feet now look great and don't look like they belong to some ancient person....

A much older man once told me: "When your feet or your back hurt, you can't think about much else." At the time he told me this, I was about 30 years old, he was in his 60s'. It took me a few years to fully understand what he meant..... He did not have diabetes, but was a U.S. Mail Carrier and he walked about 12 to 15 miles per day and for him, it didn't matter what the price of a pair of shoes cost, he was going to buy the best possible pair he could find. By my late 30s', I began buying only the best and most comfortable shoes. Foot care is very important, especially if they are impacted by diabetes......

Oh yes, go for good shoes: Louboutin and Manolo Blahnik.

If I lived in France, I would be in shoe heaven.

I have such long feet that I have to get good shoes...they don't make bad ones in extreme sizes

I do part/time live in France. They don't make many in my size either.

I noticed this remark was made by a person who lives in a place called "Flip Flop"...I don't know whether to laugh or be confused...

Susan, I didn't mean to call you "a person" then . Just when I said I'd stop using Low Carb Ugh too.

Actually, flip-flop is a joke. I live in Ft. Lauderdale and everyone wears flip-flops.