DiabeticShoesDirect.com was founded in 2014 by Heather Guttersohn. She comes from a family of health care professionals and noticed a large void in the health care system with regards to diabetes education and prevention, which is shocking given that 50% of Americans show symptoms of the disease.
She set out with the goal of preventing complications such as damaged blood cells, nerve damage, diabetic ulcers, and ultimately amputations by providing educational resources and wide selection of high quality products.Our store is a family run business specializing in orthopedic footwear and hard to fit sizes with the goal of helping to educate customers on how to maintain their health with properly fitting footwear.
She set out with the goal of preventing complications such as damaged blood cells, nerve damage, diabetic ulcers, and ultimately amputations by providing educational resources and wide selection of high quality products.Our store is a family run business specializing in orthopedic footwear and hard to fit sizes with the goal of helping to educate customers on how to maintain their health with properly fitting footwear.
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Sit with one foot firmly on the floor, and your leg bent slightly forward so that your shin is slightly in front of your ankle. Use your pencil to draw straight lines touching the outermost points at the top, bottom, and both sides of each tracing you've done. It's important to do this for both feet, because everyone will have some variance between their right and left foot.
Someone loses a lower limb as a result of diabetes every 30 seconds. Diabetes and wounds are a dangerous combination. If you have diabetes, there's no such thing as a minor wound to the foot -- even a small foot sore can turn into an ulcer that, if not properly treated, can lead to amputation. Most of these amputations could easily be prevented appropriate foot care and wound treatment.
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