Diabetic Footwear

Abstract

A custom fitted shoe for diabetic patients including a custom insole and a custom upper, both manufactured from a whole-foot impression, the custom upper featuring a widened toe box, extra cushioning in the big toe, pinky toe, and heel regions, and elastic in the ankle region, and dual fastening system including elastic laces and removable Velcro fastening system; the custom insole feature toe wells and toe separation ridges to prevent toes from contacting and rubbing against one-another.

1 . A shoe insole comprising toe wells and toe separation ridges configured to prevent a wearer's toes from touching one-another. 
     
     
         2 . A shoe comprising a shoe insole, said shoe insole comprising toe wells and toe separation ridges configured to prevent a wearer's toes from touching one-another. 
     
     
         3 . A method for constructing a shoe comprising taking an impression of the intended wearer's entire foot up to the ankle, manufacturing a custom insole according to the impression, said custom insole comprising two wells and toe separate ridges configured to prevent the intended wearer's toes from touching one-another, and manufacturing a custom shoe according to the impression, and inserting the custom insole into the custom shoe. 
     
     
         4 . The shoe insole according to  claim 1 , wherein said toe separate ridges extend upward from a top surface of said insole no more than ⅔ the height of the wearer's toes. 
     
     
         5 . The shoe according to  claim 2 , further comprising elastic laces and a removable hook and loop strap. 
     
     
         6 . The shoe according to  claim 2 , wherein said removable hook and loop strap comprises an elastic section.