Specializing in Foot Care Health and Surgery for Men, Women and children including athletes, golfers, dancers and diabetic patients. Serving the DC area for 37 years! The Importance of Proper Footwear. Proper footwear provides the support and protection that is essential for the patient with diabetes. Diabetic patients can develop sores or infections from shoes that are not fitted or selected properly. Patients with neuropathy (loss of sensation in the foot) may develop sores from poorly fitting shoes without even knowing it.
