Measuring Your Foot for Therapeutic (Diabetic) Shoes             Print out a metric ruler
 

  Measuring your foot is not that hard, but you will need a partner and the following items to do it correctly.
  • a partner (this takes 2 people)
  • a pen or marker (Sharpie type is best)  
  • a piece of paper (8.5" x 11") for each foot
  • a ruler or measuring tape that has millimeters (measuring in inches is just too hard!)

 
  • Place the piece of paper on the floor.
  • Stand with your feet even- shoulder width apart. Let your natural weight rest on the paper. There is no need to press down.  (Although some people measure you while seated, your foot will change shape when you stand and place your weight on it. It is best to measure standing since the shoe must be able to fit your foot in this shape.)
  • Have your partner trace the outline of your foot.
  • Repeat the step above for each foot. There is normally a half-size difference in feet. You need to make sure you are fitting the larger foot. (Unless there is more than a half-size, then contact us for advice.)
  • Measure the length of the foot from back of the heel to top of the big toe, in millimeters.
  • Measure of the width of the foot across the widest part of the foot (at the ball of the foot), in millimeters.
  • Compare your results to the chart below.
  • Obviously, this is not the best method, but it will help if you are not sure about your size.

 

Women’s

Men’s

Length

2A/ A

B/C

 D/E

2E/3E

          5E/ 7E

9E

3

 

198

70

75

80

85  

 90

95 +

4

 

206

73

78

83

88  

 93

 98 +

5

 

215

76

81

86

91  

 96

101 +

5.5

 

219

 77.5

82.5

87.5

92.5

97.5

102.5 +

6

 

223

 79

84

89

94

99

104 +

6.5

 

228

80.5

85.5

90.5

95.5  

 100.5

105.5 +

7

5

232

82

87

92

97

102

107 +

7.5

5.5

236

83.5

88.5

93.5

98.5  

 103.5

108.5 +

8

6

240

 85

90

95

100  

 105

110 +

8.5

6.5

244

 86.5

91.5

96.5

101.5  

 106.5

111.5 +

9

7

249

88

93

98

103  

 108

113 +

9.5

7.5

253

89.5

94.5

99.5

104.5

109.5

114.5 +

10

8

257

91

96

101

106  

 111

116 +

10.5

8.5

261

92.5

97.5

102.5

107.5  

 112.5

117.5 +

11

9

266

94

99

104

109  

 114

119 +

11.5

9.5

270

95.5

100.5

105.5

110.5  

 115.5

120.5 +

12

10

274

97

102

107

112

117

122 +

12.5

10.5

276

98.5

103.5

108.5

113.5  

 118.5

123.5 +

13

11

283

100

105

110

115  

 120

125 +

13.5

11.5

287

101.5

106.5

111.5

116.5  

 121.5

126.5 +

14

12

291

103

108

113

118  

 123

128 +

14.5

12.5

295

104.5

109.5

114.5

119.5  

 124.5

129.5 +

15

13

299

106

111

116

121  

 126

131 +

16

14

308

109

114

119

124  

 129

134 +

17

15 316 112 117 122 127 132 137 +
  16 325 115 120 125 130 135 140 +
  17 333 118 123 128 133 138 143 +
  18 342 121 126 131 136 141 146 +
  19 350 124 129 134 139 144 149 +
  20 359 127 132 137 142 147 152 +
  21 367 130 135 138 145 150 155 +

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