Scientists claim that special footwear designed for diabetics could help to prevent foot diseases - which are rampant amongst sufferers of the disease in India.

Developed by the Central Leather Research of India (CLRI), the “diabetic footwear” is designed to reduce pressure at strategic points on the foot, thus reducing the abrasions that cause ulcers, fungal infections, warts, and lesions in the leg that cause problems for so many diabetics.

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