Hi @oldkarl, A big ouch!! I hate it when that happens. I'm wide awake in the morning...still have my sleeping socks on when I get up, feed the kitties then jump on my exercise bike for 30 minutes or so, then do the routine shower, shave stuff. I used to be able to put on my socks when standing but that's not possible anymore. Also used to be able to take off my trousers and make a temp floating device while treading water - of course we had to be able to do that to graduate from boot camp in the Navy. It would be fun to try that again ☺

John

@johnbishop Ahhh, those were the days. JK

@johnbishop John, one of the things we are not told when we volunteer for diabetes and neuropathy is that we will be using and dirtying multible pairs of sox each day for the rest of our lives. Daytime compression sox and nighttime warmer sleeping sox. Fiddle!

Yup...I have my basic black sox for daytime and ankle high white sox for bedtime. Usually buy them 12 pair at a time so I've got something even if the washing machine is broken. I've never been a fashion guy and could easily pass for one of those guys that rides the rails. Speaking of which that is fun. I did it in my pre-teen years with a pal growing up in San Bernardino, California. We hopped into a slow moving empty box car and rode it out into the high desert and caught a slow moving one back into town. We were gone for the whole day and I never did tell dear old Mom. It would have been the end of my freedom.

@oldkarl I have very minor symptoms of neuropathy, but very common for my feet to be very cold at night. I assume you were advised to wear warmer socks? Do you know if there is a reason why you would not wear the compression ones at night as my understanding is that compression is just to enhance circulation? Am I off base in that regard?