The soles of my feet hurt

Hi Mylife

Sometimes my soles get sore in summer if I wear flip flops too much and at this time of year with my primark version of Uggs!! I think its due to the flatness. Usually settles once I change to a thick soled type trainer or a small heel. What have you been wearing?


Chrissie

Hiya

Yeah, I love my Crocs but got told off by the Podiatrist as she said they were bad for Diabetics, can't see why, they are reasonably sturdy, no seams and are comfy. They do let your feet spread tho :lol: bit like the rest of me!! :lol: :lol: :lol: By the way an awful lot of nursing staff wear them.

What made me laugh was the catalogue she gave me with such awful shoes even my 86yr old mum wouldn't wear them !

I had a nasty Bursar on the left ankle and I do have to be careful shoes are not too high at the back otherwise they rub like hell.

My days of 4 inch heels are defo over . xxx

Chrissie

I have a similar problem which also affects my ankles and lower leg. This was definitely worse when I was on statins but came off them because of the pain.

I wear crocs whenever I can. The reason they are not recommended for diabetics is because of the soft sole - it is very easy for thorns, broken glass, nails, drawing pins, etc, etc to travel through and injure your feet. That said my diabetes nurse says they are the best footwear for diabetics as they give the feet plenty of room to move and breathe...

Hi Mylife

May sound silly but what sort of footwear do you use?

I go mad with Birkenstock type flip flops in the summer and as they are very flat (although soles are shaped) I find the balls of my feet can get sore and with a sort of stingy sensation. I also get a pain half way between the ball and heel, sort of where the arch is.

When I go back to trainers or more of a heel/wedge shape it eases off again.

Chris. x

I first found the sole/ball of one foo tbecame sore and resistant to antiseptic creams when I was doing exercises in my cardiac exercise class folowing a heart bypass and am taking statins. It is possibly a side effect of the statins as I started on Simvastatin and have now changed to Atorvastatin due to side effects of the first. In retrospect I consider it was one of the first visible effect of my Diabetes Class 2, diagnosed in December 2011, that may have been present but at a low level before. I am currently using diet, exercise and weight reduction as treatment and will see if the problem fluctuates according to my BG level as I have my second test this week.

Hello, I have problems with soles of my feet my Dr. sent me to Musco Skeletal Clinic the lady there said she thought she knew what it was but needed further info. and sent me for ultrasound scan on my feet, when the guy sent the results back i was diagnosed with Plantar Fibromatosis , very much like Duptrens Syndrome on hands ,nodules growing on tendons in soles of feet, they said it was inoperable on the NHS because it returns with greater vigour very quickly and they did not do this op. on NHS.that is the only info. they gave me and that seems to be the extent of any help from NHS its just like they are saying get on with it so thats that, hope you have better luck than me.

Hi,

I can't comment on the diabetes connection but I can tell you my own story re Planters faciaitus.

I am 57, about 19 stones and reasonably fit. Went out for a long walk last summer and couldn't make it home without serious limping. Next day I could hardly put my foot down. Went to doc who diagnosed planters fasciaitus (essentially damage to the big pad that runs the length on your foot) and told me "it'll get better on its own". Turned out not to be true and a few months later I started making enquiries on the internet on a forum like this.

Advice was to stretch it every morning and run it over a tennis ball, and to go to boots and buy an orthopedic insole (around £25). Cutting a long story short, it started getting better almost immediately and its now fully recovered, although it took about six months.

The moral, as with a lot of this forum is, listen to your doc but also inform yourself as best you can.

As far as I'm aware, totally unrelated to diabetes but definitely related to being overweight.

This may or may not be connected to this post. If you want to know more, just Google "planters faciaitus" and you'll get lots of hits.

Could be plantar facsiitus. I've had it for over 20 years, and it can be mega painful. It's particularly common if you have high arches and walk on the outside of your foot.

Best thing I found for it is a glass (old milk?) bottle that's been in the fridge or freezer, rolled under the foot. The cold numbs the pain, and the rolling gently stretches the tendons. Oh, and don't walk or run anywhere if you can avoid it Once the pain eases, wearing Crocs helps too (brilliant invention!)

mylife
see the diabetic podiatrist!
you can self refer, so just ring your local hospital.
Pain in feet must not be ignored. It could be neuropathy, an infection, the start of a charcot or several other nasties, just as easily as something unimportant.
Don't let them put you off. if it's nothing serious, make sure you are diagnosed by someone who actually knows what they are talking about. Gps may not. There's always a chance it's serious! even "serious" is better caught early
You've nothing to lose
Hana
PS keep your bg TIGHT!

I have had extensive tests in hospital and scans on my back and they have found that its linked to my T2, its neurological foot pain caused by diabetes, i am being treated with pregalabin and deluxotine this keeps the pains at bay.