"curmudgeon" > wrote in message
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> Do any of you out there know which if any Wal*Mart store is selling the so
> called *Medi-Ped Diabetic Shoes* ?
> Now these Diabetic Shoes are recommended by the American Diabetic
> Association.
> These shoes sell for about 30 plus dollars apiece.
> Which is quite a saving over the $100 to $400 that is being charged by the
> specialty shoe shops that carry regular Diabetic Shoes.
> When you consider that *1 in every 14* Americans has some form of
> Diabetes,
> there is a market for these low priced Diabetic Shoes.
> They would be a great help for all those families on either a fixed or low
> family income.

I don't know of any that sell them and I would really doubt their quality.
Also, most of us do not need diabetic shoes. Those with complications to
the feet *might* need them, particularly the added depth shoes. I mainly
wear Birkenstock or New Balance. Also have one pair of Nike. They now come
in wide.