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Skinned ankles - what to do?

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Maggie75

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Hi everyone,

Can anyone advise what to do with skinned back of ankles from shoes rubbing (put on a new pair of Skechers thinking they were a good choice to keep my feet comfortable and they have destroyed the back of my ankles almost to the point of bleeding!!). I put compeed blister patches on them but I'm not sure if they're suitable for diabetics from what I've seen online. Do I just leave them to heal or put a regular plaster on them? I won't be able to wear shoes with a back unless there's something on them. Also any ideas what I can do with the shoes to make them wearable, I've already put in heel grips and clearly they did nothing! Or are they headed for the bin? Thanks for any advice on this. I'm T2 diabetic.

Maggie
 
Hi Maggie. I'm Type 2 in remission and I use compeed plasters whenever necessary without any problems.
 
Why do you think comped are unsuitable?
I have used them many times.

I recommend waiting until your heels are recovered before trying your Skechers again.
But they may not be for you. Like all shoes, they need to be a good fit which if they rub that badly, suggests they are not.
 
Maggie75 said:
Hi everyone,

Can anyone advise what to do with skinned back of ankles from shoes rubbing (put on a new pair of Skechers thinking they were a good choice to keep my feet comfortable and they have destroyed the back of my ankles almost to the point of bleeding!!). I put compeed blister patches on them but I'm not sure if they're suitable for diabetics from what I've seen online. Do I just leave them to heal or put a regular plaster on them? I won't be able to wear shoes with a back unless there's something on them. Also any ideas what I can do with the shoes to make them wearable, I've already put in heel grips and clearly they did nothing! Or are they headed for the bin? Thanks for any advice on this. I'm T2 diabetic.

Maggie
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Maggie, I totally sympathise with you. The worst blisters ever for me came from a pair of Skechers. My culprits look a little like these:

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The scene of the crime is maked by the arrow!

When necessary, I use Compeed blister pads. I'm a fan of Skechers, so my own blisters were a nasty surprise. I still have those shoes and can now wear them without any issue whatsoever.

When I examined my shoes, I discovered there is s perpendicular seam up the middle of the heel area, which was a little proud at the time. To resolve the issue, I firstly put the heel over a curved object in my OH's workshop and hammered the seam area to try to flatten it as much as I could, then I bought some gel heel shields which I ensured straddled the problem area and pressed them home very hard, to minimise bulk and maximise stick. I didn't attempt to wear the shoes again until my heel had fully healed. Then I started by wearing the shoes around home for 15 minutes and building up. It worked for me, but if your shoes are just too neat, it might not work.

I don't have the shields in my shoes any more, but like you, I could cheerfully have burned those shoes.

Whatever you do, be careful and any sign of infection around your blister, seek help immediately.

(Apologies for the size of the pic. It's ginagerous!)
 
Thanks so much for the replies and advice, I'll keep on using the compeed plasters as I think they're the best things for this. Will also try the advice about the skechers once my poor ankles are healed. The gel heal grips sound like an excellent idea. Thanks again.

Maggie
 
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