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Originally Posted by candybear
You aren't supposed to apply heating pads (no matter what they're filled with) for more than 20-30 minutes at a time, so yeah, doing so for 2 hours could leave discoloration.
Supposedly they're also not supposed to be used by diabetics, but I just ran across that one the other day and am still fairly new to the dx, so I have yet to find out why.
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It is because (uncontrolled) diabetics have a decreased ability to heal, especially in extremities. This is why we are supposed to check our feet for blisters and sores, not go barefoot, etc.
However, I go barefoot in the house just about all the time, and I don't check my feet as often as "they" say to!