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Diabetic socks for men are an important part of a diabetic man's daily foot care regime. Taking careful daily care of the feet, including a visual inspection, is necessary for diabetics to remain healthy and complication free...especially those who have had the disease for some time. This is because untreated and undertreated diabetics, because of their high blood sugar, tend to eventually suffer from diabetic neuropathy and atherosclerosis, which is an unfortunate combination.
Atherosclerosis, also called hardening of the arteries, is a common problem amongst diabetics, and in the leg and foot, results in poor circulation. Good blood flow is important for generating a good immune response and for healing. Diabetic neuropathy is a process where the high blood sugar in the blood damages the nerves. This results in poor or lacking sensation of the foot and leg. Losing the ability to feel pain in the foot is particularly bad because a person cannot detect when he has gotten any sort of injury, be it a blister, a cut, or an insect bite. The bad circulation means that injuries that would be very minor for a healthy individual stay unhealed longer than normal, which gives infection time to set in. The poor circulation then makes it harder for white blood cells to move in and fight the infection.
The danger is that a downhill battle occurs where infection and poor wound healing linger, causing problems with the diabetics general health. Inspecting the feet daily and wearing thickly padded diabetic socks for men, with moisure wicking fibers and antimicrobial properties, is a good basic daily foot care regime.
Diabetic socks for men are specially designed to avoid compromising the circulation of a diabetic's foot. They have been woven in the cuff to gently grip the leg. They are cushioned socks, particularly on the bottom of the foot, to help avoid the dings, blisters, and bumps that result from daily life. The synthetic fibers that are used in the knitting of the sock are specially selected to wick moisture away from the foot, not just soak it up like cotton does. This also assists the antimicrobial treatment in controlling microbe populations, because microbes tend to like warm damp places to multiply in.
Diabetic socks for men are also particularly useful for outdoors-men, due to the thick nature of the socks and the moisture wicking and antimicrobial properties. In hunting boots, diabetic socks for men give extra protection to the bottom of the foot, prevents fatigue and sore feet, helps control foot fungus, and helps keep the foot warm and dry, both from sweat and from inclement conditions that are common for hunters and fishermen.
Always consult your physician before wearing diabetic socks. Dr. Scholl’s socks are not intended to cure or treat any ailment or disease but are constructed to provide comfort to everyday life.
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