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<blockquote data-quote="Petrolhead276" data-source="post: 1584187" data-attributes="member: 229935"><p>It's not a matter of good stuff v bad stuff, it's a desire not to eat that is the bigger issue.</p><p></p><p>She is an extremely good cook, managed our sons dietary needs including counting calories, GI balance etc.</p><p></p><p>Yes i could take over meal preparation, especially as i am shortly going to retire, which will give me more time for this.</p><p></p><p>But answer this, how if someone just losses interest in eating food in general does one turn it around? I try to face things in life head on, whereas she would rather avoid confrontational situations.</p><p></p><p>Like it or not tackling ones food intake to manage diabetes is a major confrontational issue, unfortunately it is a personal one.</p><p>Whilst People can help, be supportive etc etc, the ultimate choices are made by the individual with diabetes, at least anyone not under a mental health section.</p><p></p><p>The son of a friend of my wife had Type 1 and due to his emotions & relationships (girlfriend/others) ended up in a diabetic coma and suffered irreversible organ failure and the inevitable consequences of that.</p><p></p><p>Sorry for my rants, I am just concerned and can't say these things directly to her without things escalating in the wrong direction.</p><p></p><p>I am sure she is still at the denial stage of the change curve (aka grief curve) even though she was diagnosed in 2012.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Petrolhead276, post: 1584187, member: 229935"] It's not a matter of good stuff v bad stuff, it's a desire not to eat that is the bigger issue. She is an extremely good cook, managed our sons dietary needs including counting calories, GI balance etc. Yes i could take over meal preparation, especially as i am shortly going to retire, which will give me more time for this. But answer this, how if someone just losses interest in eating food in general does one turn it around? I try to face things in life head on, whereas she would rather avoid confrontational situations. Like it or not tackling ones food intake to manage diabetes is a major confrontational issue, unfortunately it is a personal one. Whilst People can help, be supportive etc etc, the ultimate choices are made by the individual with diabetes, at least anyone not under a mental health section. The son of a friend of my wife had Type 1 and due to his emotions & relationships (girlfriend/others) ended up in a diabetic coma and suffered irreversible organ failure and the inevitable consequences of that. Sorry for my rants, I am just concerned and can't say these things directly to her without things escalating in the wrong direction. I am sure she is still at the denial stage of the change curve (aka grief curve) even though she was diagnosed in 2012. [/QUOTE]
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