MYTHS
Most of the suburban area people of North-eastern states (Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal, Mizoram, Tripura) have strong belief that: 1) Wearing black thread combined with ladies hair around the foot may save their foot problem (diabetic / Non-diabetic both). But such application become damaging in case of Diabetic foot. Swelling in diabetic foot often creates friction with this thread combined with hair, developing injury which leads to ulcer. 2) Keeping raw bitterguard pieces within the shoe may cure diabetes by reducing glucose lavel, but it culminates huge pressure & friction (as shown in the picture) on planter area which often leads to foot ulcer.
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