I have been wearing Diabetic shoes for a while now and these shoes are by far the most comfortable shoes I have worn in a long while! They are easy to put on. They have pull straps at the heel and on the tongue. They stay on securely and don't slide around. Yet they are easy to take off like a pair of slippers. I have worn them all day without one bit of discomfort or pain. Unlike more expensive doctor ordered shoes. For me there was no brake in period, they were extremely comfortable from the moment I put them on. Who every designed these shoes really did a Great job. OH! and light! when I got the box I thought it was so light that I thought that all they had shipped was an empty box. Imagine my surprise when I opened the box and there were the shoes inside, I has been only a week and I am thinking of already of buying another pair. All Smiles.