Why are diabetic socks so important for diabetics? Unfortunately, a side effect of diabetes is a tendency to succumb to foot sores and ulcers, the consequences of which can be very serious (infection / amputation). Consequently, diabetic socks play a very important role in the health of a diabetics feet. Diabetic socks improve circulation and minimise the likelihood of a diabetic getting foot sores and/or ulcers.
This is a question we get asked all the time and despite socks, for some being a boring item, lets face it we spend a lot of time trying to get it right. In our ProLab series we discuss the best running socks for everyday runs, marathons, Hyrox and more.
Toe socks are divisive. Toe socks are brilliant. Toe socks are weird. Toe socks are the oyster of the sock world.
Some people swear by them. Some people try them once and say never again — the same way some people taste an oyster and immediately decide they’ve just eaten cold snot.
And that’s exactly why this review needs to exist.
There’s a particular kind of silence you get on Mt Bogong in winter.
It’s the sort of silence where you can hear your own breathing, the crunch of snow under your boots and, occasionally, the quiet voice in your head asking why you thought carrying 30 kilos up a 1,986-metre mountain was a good idea.
At 1,986 metres, Mt Bogong is Victoria’s highest peak. In summer, it’s a serious walk. In winter, throw in snow, ice, crampons, mountaineering boots and a pack loaded with enough equipment to make a small expedition, and things get considerably more interesting.
So naturally, one of our team decided it was the perfect place to test a pair of GearSocks Buffalo Lightweight Hiking socks.
Best moisture-wicking running socks for most runners: Smartwool Run and Thorlo Experia.
There. We could finish here. But then you wouldn’t know what the hell moisture wicking means. And let’s be honest, it’s one of those phrases that sounds impressive until you actually stop and think about it.
Moisture wicking. Who talks like this?
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