Comments on: Should I wear an open toe or a closed toe compression stocking? http://www.legsmart.com/blog/2009/12/should-i-wear-an-open-toe-or-a-closed-toe-compression-stocking/ Everything you want to know about Compression Stockings and Leg Health. Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:15:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Jim http://www.legsmart.com/blog/2009/12/should-i-wear-an-open-toe-or-a-closed-toe-compression-stocking/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Jim Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:40:44 +0000 http://www.legsmart.com/blog/?p=163#comment-31 Sorry for the typos. I should have said -"Because the open-toe 'doesn't' offer the padded cushion around his toes, etc, he wears diabetic support socks as a second layer. I wouldn't recommend regular socks for either style as they have a tendency 'to' pinch at the top, they have seams, and they aren't sufficiently padded. Sorry for the typos.

I should have said -”Because the open-toe ‘doesn’t’ offer the padded cushion around his toes, etc, he wears diabetic support socks as a second layer.

I wouldn’t recommend regular socks for either style as they have a tendency ‘to’ pinch at the top, they have seams, and they aren’t sufficiently padded.

]]> By: Jim http://www.legsmart.com/blog/2009/12/should-i-wear-an-open-toe-or-a-closed-toe-compression-stocking/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Jim Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:36:16 +0000 http://www.legsmart.com/blog/?p=163#comment-30 My father-in-law is a diabetic, which has advanced to neuropathy (insensitive foot). As a result of that he wears compression stockings that are custom fitted in both open and closed-toe styles. Because the open-toe don't offer the padded cushion around his toes, soles, and heals, he wears diabetic support socks as a second layer. I wouldn't recommend regular socks as they have a tendency top pinch at the top, they aren't sufficiently padded. My father-in-law is a diabetic, which has advanced to neuropathy (insensitive foot). As a result of that he wears compression stockings that are custom fitted in both open and closed-toe styles. Because the open-toe don’t offer the padded cushion around his toes, soles, and heals, he wears diabetic support socks as a second layer. I wouldn’t recommend regular socks as they have a tendency top pinch at the top, they aren’t sufficiently padded.

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