They have? Oh man, that's sad. They're quality shoes. My old coworker got me turned on to them years ago - she wore them constantly, but I could only afford a wool pair at the time to wear around the house.
Do everything you can! My mom (also diabetic) wouldn't wash her legs much (severely obese and probably had some serious arthritis as well), so she would get dry, bark-like skin on her lower legs and ended up in the hospital with cellulitis more times than I can count. Multiple bouts of sepsis from waiting too long, because she knew any hospital trip would be at least a week. Prevention is very much the ticket!
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Your mom and mine had a similar condition on the legs. I clean and moisturize mine regularly and also take good care of my feet, inspecting them every day and night before bed and when I wake up, to look and feel for anything unusual. I never walk around barefoot, but my breathe with the wool insoles. People who don't have neuropathy and diabetes won't understand this, so I don't tell everyone because they think it's gross, or else they think bared is the most healthy. But when you're at risk of infection due to neuropathic numbness and can't feel your feet, one has to be diligent about foot and leg care and going barefoot with these conditions is asking for trouble. My feet are always clean, dry, and even soft.