• Guest - w'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the 2025 Survey »

RDAs for type2???

L

Lizzieloos

Newbie
Messages
3
Hi guys. I was just wondering if anyone knew roughly what the daily guidance for sugar g, calories, fat g etc. are for a type 2 over 60 yr old male who isn't very active????
I know it's tricky one. My dad was diagnosed type 2 2 yrs ago and just isn't doing anything to help himself and making my mums life really hard. He is on a poor diet due to ignorance, eating doughnuts, chocolate, crisps etc and drinking a bottle of wine in one hit without giving a second thought..
Please any advice would be appreciated so much. HELP XXX
 
I would love an idea so I can go to him and say actually this is what you should be having. He is on maximum meds now so the next step is to inject insulin.
 
Hi my dad was diagnosed t2 in he's early 60s did exactly the same thing.....bloody shame because he really enjoyed life and would have been a happy 80 yr old but due to him behaving like your dad he died at 67 from a heart attack never knowing he had a heart problem, there's a mountain of advice you could give him, but the hard thing is making him listen or want to change he's ways, it makes me so sad reading your post, I pray to god you can help him, there's no reason he couldn't live on and on if he can be convinced, diet is vital but not an easy route for anyone who likes eating sweet (bad) food like him and me for that matter, maybe get him to come to this site himself as we'll as you and read some horror stories about the possible complications he could get, I don't know the answers but I wished I'd done exactly what you have before it was too late, very very best of luck to you both, look up some low carb eating threads, it's a place to start
 
Thank you for replying Andy. I am so sorry for your loss. It is incredibly frustrating as I know he and my mum could have a great retired life. They have 6 grandchildren (4 are my own) and a good family. If only he would gain some responsibility for his illness we could all help. As it stands there is plenty of moaning and feeling sorry for oneself but no positive actions so unfortunately patience and sympathy is running very the now between me and my sisters xxx
 
Your dad wants to stop being selfish does he not want to live a long and happy life with your mum,children and grandchildren. If he carries on eating what he his doing he could have a heart attack,lose sight or Evan amputation. He should be eating carbs and sensible foods no white bread,white rice or potatoes but switch to burgen bread and brown rice, go on sugar free biscuits and sugar free sweets ext the more you keep on eating the way you are your doing long term damage to himself. Give him a swift kick up the backslide as this is what he needs as to see the damage he will do to himself.

Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
 
Thank you, I would say read about low carbing I'm not sure about the carbs and sugar free stuffs, but the key is getting him to try, being selfish is harsh I think, you could say the same about everyone who smokes, drinks coffee, eats anything whatsoever that isn't 100% perfectly healthy, drinks alcohol, I'd say he's being daft at worse, maybe a chat about how much you love him and want to help him and how much you would miss him or maybe explain the complications, there are very many and they all suck, good luck
 
Back
Top