Socksess

This study wants to test a new way to measure shear stress (rubbing on the feet) in people living with type 2 diabetes to help understand how to prevent diabetic foot ulcers. 

Shear stress on the feet is known to cause foot ulcers to develop, but there is currently no way to measure it. 

This study wants to find out if ‘sensing socks’ can tell the difference between people with and without impaired sensation (neuropathy), and whether factors such as walking speed affect shear stress.  

It is being carried out by researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University and Lancaster University.