While Creative Care makes its living selling diabetic support socks, we like to use this space to provide a different kind of support to people with diabetes. We know that living with diabetes can mean dealing with several other health issues, including high blood pressure. Hypertension affects two-thirds of all diabetics, and can lead to […]
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Our business here is diabetic compression socks, but we want the people who wear them to lead happy, healthy lives. Part of that is getting enough exercise. We all need to exercise, but when you have diabetes, the need for exercise takes on new importance. It’s so important that the American Diabetes Association suggests people
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From Labor Day to Thanksgiving to the winter holidays, the last few months of the year give us a lot of reasons to travel. Traveling can be stressful, and living with an illness like diabetes only adds to the tension. Here are a few tips for staying healthy the next time you take flight.
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Foot and leg care is a big part of living with diabetes, which is why Creative Care products such as compression socks are so important. They’re designed to help relieve aching legs by using a stronger elastic, which helps soothe foot-related discomfort. They prevent blood clots and can increase circulation, making them useful for patients
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When you have diabetes, the carefree days of summer aren’t so carefree. Life with diabetes means you need to take care of your feet, beyond just buying a few pairs of high-quality diabetic socks. Here are a few ways to do that so you can enjoy a healthy and happy summer.
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Finding the right diabetic socks & footwear is one of the bigger decisions we make when it comes to clothing. We want shoes to look good, but we also want them to fit well. Proper shoe fit becomes even more important for people living with diabetes, as the illness can reduce the amount of blood reaching
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When you take care of any part of your body, it takes care of you. But when you live with diabetes, caring for yourself takes on even more importance. This applies, of course, to your diet, but also to your feet. Having diabetes can mean you get less blood to your extremities, putting you at risk
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People who live with diabetes need to think about things that folks who don’t live with the illness rarely have to consider. For example: diabetic sock material. Foot care is an important part of diabetes care, and having the right sock material is an important part of caring for your feet. A good sock should wick well,
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When you have diabetes, chances are you pay more attention to your feet than you otherwise would. Diabetes can lower the amount of blood reaching your feet, leading to a number of problems, including the ultimate loss of a toe, foot or leg. Diabetic foot care is too important to ignore. to help you take
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Do I Need to Use Diabetic Socks? If you’ve already been diagnosed with diabetes, you’re probably well aware of the fact that any nerve damage you’ve already suffered can lead to a potentially dangerous loss of feeling in your hands, arms, legs and feet. That’s why the use of diabetic socks is so crucially important:
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