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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LittleGreyCat" data-source="post: 1549655" data-attributes="member: 6467">My personal view is that risks to the feet are often over emphasised.The risks should be viewed in context.If you have poor BG control, slow healing  and loss of sensation in your feet then you have to be very careful and check constantly. At any time you could have an injury which you couldn't feel and so couldn't treat.If you have full sensation in your feet, good BG control and good healing ability then you are no more at risk than a non-diabetic.I was frightened by all the warnings when I was fist diagnosed.Now I wear shoes when I want to and go barefoot when I want to.So far no more damage than pre-diagnosis.The problem with blanket scare statements is that once you realise they don't apply to you then you distrust all the other pronouncements you are given by HCPs.</blockquote>

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