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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SophiaW" data-source="post: 158500" data-attributes="member: 13451">I agree with the other members who have said it's a change that your father must willingly make. You can help and offer support but he is the one who must ultimately accept the change in lifestyle if it is going to be successful long term for him.If you haven't already done so take a look at the diabetes food section of this forum. You'll find lots of advice and recipes in there to make use of.When reading food labels you need to consider the number of total carbs, not just sugars as, yes you're right, all carbs eventually break down into glucose. Slow absorbing carbs are better than quick acting ones, but even so they can still have an effect on blood sugars. Each person is different and some can tolerate certain carbs better than others without seeing a significant rise in blood sugars. The only way for your father to know how different carbs affect his blood sugars is to do some regular testing to explore the effect of those carbs on him. It may mean quite a bit of testing initially but once you know what is okay and what's not then you won't need to test so often.I wish you both success with improving his diabetes <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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