Comments on: Can the Color of Your Shoes Affect Your Feet? http://www.americaspodiatrist.com/2009/09/can-the-color-of-your-shoes-affect-your-feet/ Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:42:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Dr. Nirenberg http://www.americaspodiatrist.com/2009/09/can-the-color-of-your-shoes-affect-your-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Dr. Nirenberg Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:07:13 +0000 http://www.americaspodiatrist.com/?p=1248#comment-115 Here is a good comment sent to me on this post: Of the many shoe manufacturers that have sent SADMERC (now PDAC) samples of their shoes for the Medicare therapuetic shoes for diabetes program, most if not all offer white, clay, bone, and mesh uppers as well as black and brown leather uppers. So it is not completely accurate to implicate that Medicare shoes are only or primarily available in colors that would increase the temperature of the foot. Since it is presumed that many individuals with diabetes have poor foot circulation and report having "cold" feet, perhaps a study to determine whether or not raising the temperature of the feet of individuals with diabetes has positive or negative outcomes is needed. Here is a good comment sent to me on this post:

Of the many shoe manufacturers that have sent SADMERC (now PDAC) samples of their shoes for the Medicare therapuetic shoes for diabetes program, most if not all offer white, clay, bone, and mesh uppers as well as black and brown leather uppers. So it is not completely accurate to implicate that Medicare shoes are only or primarily available in colors that would increase the temperature of the foot. Since it is presumed that many individuals with diabetes have poor foot circulation and report having “cold” feet, perhaps a study to determine whether or not raising the temperature of the feet of individuals with diabetes has positive or negative outcomes is needed.

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