Need warm socks for my cold feet

Sorry most socks don’t work for you. For me, VITAMIN B1 which is Thiamine changed my life with Peripheral nephrology. I still wear socks but the pain is subsided after a month and I take over the counter Vit B complex which includes Thiamine (8555 %) every day. for over 5 years.

I've had PN numbness since 2009. For 2 years now, Ive been using lidocaine roll on and Heat Holders socks (original) at bedtime on my toes/feet tops, which has worked great for me, and I sleep well. I take no meds for the PN. Best wishes.

Well to answer my latest post regarding my cold feet it only lasted for two days so I guess it wasn’t the beautiful country of Italy or the food and wine. It it’s not going to stop me enjoying my vacationing in Italy, I only have 6 days left of 20 days I started with. Love u guys. And God Bless.

Since getting PN years ago my feet get cold in the winter when sitting in the evening. I used to use a foot heater on some nights. Last year I needed some new ankle high shoes. I bought some lightweight boots called "Snow Sneakers" from LL Bean. They come as either boots or shoes. Most models are insulated. I found that my feet no longer got cold using these shoes. Here is the link:
https://www.llbean.com/llb/search/2?csp=a&gnrefine=1*FTRS*Insulated&sort_field=relevance&start=1&viewCount=48&freeText=snow%20sneaker%20men&nav=&newPla=1

WOW! Good for YOU!!
Don't go home!!!!
Lol!

I am almost always too warm, and sometimes just plain hot, no matter the outside temperature, no matter the season. I wear shorts and tanks most of the time. I like a cool bedroom around 72°. I use a top sheet and blanket, but I have to breathe cool air or else I can’t sleep. While I have PN as a result of diabetes, I’ve had cold feet for as long as I can remember and way before I developed PN. (I’ve been tested and my dr says I have great circulation in my feet “to the tips of my toes”.) I may wear shorts and a tank, but oftentimes I’m also wearing socks. About 10 years ago, I discovered what they call “cabin socks” at Dick’s Sporting Goods (but many sporting goods stores carry them). They are double layered, nonbinding (at least for me), and extremely soft due to being infused with aloe. Every fall/winter the stores have large displays of them. But they probably have them all year round for mountain climbers and hikers. Every winter I throw out the socks from the prior year and buy another 10 pair. I do this because they are not as soft after a year’s worth of washings, the aloe washes out I guess. They are not that expensive and they always have a deal—two for one or three for one. NOW, and this is important, if you have anything but a slender petite Cinderella foot, buy the MEN’s socks. The women’s socks come in one size only (dumb, right?); the men’s come in sizes. I buy the XL men’s—it allows my toes to move very freely and the ankle is more comfortable. I have turned my whole family on to these socks, and many of us give them as Christmas gifts every year.

On another note, regarding PN. About 10 years ago, I was suffering from PN really bad. The numbness, burning, and pain was driving me insane. I couldn’t stand in one place for any length of time, no matter what shoes I bought my feet hurt. At night, when I was off my feet, the symptoms were the worst. I started having falls when I got up from a sitting position, so I started using a cane. I went from one doctor to the next. One recommended custom orthotics, which I have been wearing for the last 10 years. Another prescribed Voltaren for the pain. It worked, but I had to use it often, and of course you have to take your shoes and socks off to put it on, which isn’t always easy to do at work, and the effects did not last long. Another doctor gave me Tramadol. Well, that worked for my PN pain, but I couldn’t work while I was on it! This was before Tramadol became a class IV drug with restrictions; I used to get a three month prescription of 180 tablets. Another doctor gave me some kind of a special formulated supplement that was expensive and insurance did not pay for it. It did nothing. Then about 7 years ago, a doctor prescribed Lyrica. He explained that while Lyrica was originally intended for seizure disorders, it helped the symptoms of PN. Well, Lyrica was a miracle drug to me. For the most part, my symptoms went away and stayed away, outside of a little numbness now and then. On a few occasions, I didn’t get my renewal prescription from the mail order pharmacy in time. It only took about five days of being off the drug for all my symptoms to come back. Fast forward to a year ago. After 5 years of being on Letrozole due to breast cancer, I was diagnosed with osteoporosis. The technician doing my bone scan asked me if I was on anti-seizure meds— she said Lyrica is very hard on bones. I was shocked. I always read the literature of the drugs I’m taking and everything else going on in the health field as it relates to my own issues, and I had never read this about Lyrica. Then I found out that statins are very hard on bones also. I was so angry. I see so many doctors for so many different things. They are all at the same university health center so they all have the same medical chart on me. I felt I had no choice but to take Letrozole; I knew what shutting off all my estrogen would do but it was a risk I had to take and I’m not sorry I did. But the only thing the hematologist who gave me Letrozole ever said was “take calcium and D”. And we all know that calcium alone is not the answer. But if I had known that I was taking THREE drugs that could cause me to develop osteoporosis, there are some things I would’ve done different. As a 70-year-old long-term diabetic of 30+ years, I have been on statins for most of that time. I had no side effects as some people do, and they did their job VERY well. I recently had a heart CT scan and I have very minimal plaque in one artery and everywhere else all clear. So ok, I’ll get to the point. After investigating Prolia, which my doctor wanted to start me on immediately, I decided no way am I taking THAT drug. Then I decided to go off Lyrica. I don’t know if I was more afraid of the osteoporosis, or of going off Lyrica, but I did it. It took a while, maybe three weeks, until some of my symptoms of PN started to return, not bad though. I then made an appointment with a holistic chiropractor to guide me through natural non-drug therapies for my various health conditions, which require conflicting therapies. The first thing he did was put me on the two supplements I photographed here. The mild symptoms of PN that came back went away, and it has been seven months and I still am symptomless. Now, I can’t say it was the supplements alone that have held my symptoms at bay, because maybe after 7 years on Lyrica that drug has done something to “repair” my nerves, I don’t know. But I now know that B vitamins are vital to nerve function. Also, during the same time period that I was on Lyrica, advances in diabetes, especially insulin pumps and CGMs, have enabled me to control my blood sugars greatly. (On another note, if you suffer from PN you MUST NOT SMOKE!)

Ok goodnight folks!

I wear a wool blend sock when I go to sleep to keep my feet warm, but remember, if your whole body is cold to wear a nightcap or knit cap — supposedly you can lose 10% of your body heat from your head.

Thank you I’ll try the hat

I bought BOMBAS. Great socks and company gives equal number to the poor who need socks.