Does anyone find that a type of shoe helps your foot neuropathy?

I live in Illinois, but thanks so much, anyway! Lori

I use Spenco foam arch supports inside Skecher's goga mat shoes. This combination is the most soft and cushioned I have found so far. It still hurts much of the time. Sometimes I take them off and spray topical Lidocaine. That helps for a few minutes. I haven't found anything to stop the internal burning. Peggy

Now I have to put my 2cents in about comfortable shoes.. I've been wearing Merrell shoes for years and when my feet began acting up so much I tried others.. Many of my Merrells were wearing out and when I tried to replace them I found that the footbed isn't as great as it use to be in their sandals.. So.. back to my closet and tried a pair of my least favorite (for pretty!!) ones.. and they are the only shoes I wear now.. Merrell Treviso slipons... Recently I searched on Ebay for these in different colors and found a pair that looked like they had never been worn.. Bought the shoes for $10 plus another $10 for shipping... When I bought them in the past, I paid around $85 for a pair.. Don't think they're made in this style now... There are no seams inside to rub my tender tootsies, and the footbed is so nice, flat, and smooth.. Perfect for comfort, not especially cute, but I seldom go out anymore and when I do, I'll be wearing them.. Good luck to all of you... Oh, also, someone mentioned Wolkys and you can find them on Ebay, too... I haven't tried them yet...

Shucks! Cute shoes, but way too stifff upper part for me...

Laura, your description of your feet sounds exactly like mine... and I have Erythromelalgia along w/ Raynaud's.. a rather complicated issue when it comes to finding relief from either hot red burning feet to frozen ice cold white ones! My doc didn't really get too concerned about my complaint until one day in his office the right foot took off and got all hot and red.. finally! he acknowledged it..
I've had this problem with my feet for almost 15 years, and was diagnosed only last year.. When they are burning, and they wake me up sometimes during the night even, I sit in the shower and spray them with COLD water.. but when they are icy cold I sit and spray with warm water.. I also find that wearing warm wool over the ankle socks give me considerable pain relief when they feel cold.. Oddly, they may feel like they are burning sometimes, but when I touch with my hands they are cold... so the warm socks make a difference.. Now, too, I found that using Frankincense and Myrrh rubbing oil on them helps immensely with the burning hot feet issue.. I take Cymbalta, Magnesium Citrate, and at night I also take one Benadryl to help me sleep.. I was only recently diagnosed with Diabetes Type 2, so am on Meformin and Pigolatz?? for that.. And always sit with my feet UP... if they are down, they burn and hurt more.. Erythromelalgia seems to be a vascular problem and of course we know what good ole neuropathy is like.. I'm 76 years old and can take it easy nowdays, thank goodness... Oh yes, I ride a stationary bicycle 2 miles every day for exercise.. We do have to figure out what works and doesn't for ourselves, because what helps one person might not help another.. That's why I love MayoConnect.. we offer up our own regimens and can borrow or try with each other.. That's way better than any doctor might be able to do for us.. We can actually educate them sometimes..

In winter, I can wear Ugg boots or Skechers boots that are soft inside, with foam orthotics for more softness. I can't keep hard pinching shoes on my feet for even 1 second. How about the rest of you? Peggy

I also use Ugg boots, and even Ugg insoles in regular shoes. It seems to delay the onset of burning I get without them. but eventually, the burning comes anyway.

I found LL Bean has a mocassin like shoe with a Vibram sole and an ice grip tread has benefited me

Thanks for the suggestion on the moccasin type shoe, @robschweiger. Do you feel the type of sole is what is making the most impact with helping the neuropathy in your feet, or some other component of that shoe?

@jeffrapp - also interested in what you have found with the particular soles in your boots that seems to help delay the onset of burning? Fur, support offered, or something else?

@pfbacon - do you find that softness inside of your shoes - through the shoe design itself or added insoles - is the key to keeping your feet the least painful?

Unfortunately, I cannot point to just one component. It is simply I’ve tried multiple shoes for the neuropathy which I particularly have on my left foot. That burning and stabbing pain we are all familiar with just seems to have become minimalized with the LLBean TEK Arctic Grip Vibram. The inside is pretty standard and does have a somewhat cushioned insole. However, I believe what probably helps the most is the incredibly thick rubberized soul and heel. Coincidently, i used to be a very active long-distance runner and used Vibram barefoot running shoes, esp. when running on dirt and grass. I still can wear them occasionally but the neuropathy now is such that I use this LL Bean shoe as my standard daily one. It is a bit pricey as they come in at approximately $100. I order them through L.L. Bean‘s mail order catalog and I believe they are returnable.