Actually I quit wearing shoes [unless I absolutely have to] about 6 years before my diagnosis of Type 1. It started because I just wanted to see I could learn to go without them after clicking on a link to an article on barefoot running. I am not a runner I just wanted to see if I could adapt and it was easy. My whole life thinking my feet were to fragile to do anything but carpets and beaches ... that was wrong, my feet were just weak from shoes and I forgot how to walk without them.
I really think that by keeping my feet strong by going barefoot it will hold off complications, stronger muscles thicker skin and because I can feel whatever I am walking on it exercises the nerves and will hold off that neuropathy and Peripheral vascular disease I read about so many times.
Why should I quit before I have those problems ?? Seems to me I should go barefoot wile I still can.
I am tired I am just going to paste some stuff.
" There’s less impact and joint torque than in a shoe, it reawakens muscles that have atrophied in our shoes, reawakens nerve endings and our balance system, stimulates reflexology points on the bottom of our feet, and even has anti-inflammatory benefits through grounding."
"In people who are not habitually barefoot, Athlete's foot is spread by fungal spores coming into contact with skin that has been weakened and made moist. The fungus is known to only affect around 0.75% of habitually barefoot people."
"it turns out that it’s better to actually step on a nail barefoot than while wearing shoes. Why? Because the shoe is a hotbed for bacteria (remember that Pseudomonas?) and the likelihood of a dangerous bacterial infection skyrockets from your shoe. Lastly, while shoes may offer some protection against acute injuries, they are responsible for most of our chronic foot injuries, like bunions, Hallux valgus, hammer toe, over-pronation, fallen arches, etc. etc."
I really think that by keeping my feet strong by going barefoot it will hold off complications, stronger muscles thicker skin and because I can feel whatever I am walking on it exercises the nerves and will hold off that neuropathy and Peripheral vascular disease I read about so many times.
Why should I quit before I have those problems ?? Seems to me I should go barefoot wile I still can.
I am tired I am just going to paste some stuff.
" There’s less impact and joint torque than in a shoe, it reawakens muscles that have atrophied in our shoes, reawakens nerve endings and our balance system, stimulates reflexology points on the bottom of our feet, and even has anti-inflammatory benefits through grounding."
"In people who are not habitually barefoot, Athlete's foot is spread by fungal spores coming into contact with skin that has been weakened and made moist. The fungus is known to only affect around 0.75% of habitually barefoot people."
"it turns out that it’s better to actually step on a nail barefoot than while wearing shoes. Why? Because the shoe is a hotbed for bacteria (remember that Pseudomonas?) and the likelihood of a dangerous bacterial infection skyrockets from your shoe. Lastly, while shoes may offer some protection against acute injuries, they are responsible for most of our chronic foot injuries, like bunions, Hallux valgus, hammer toe, over-pronation, fallen arches, etc. etc."