If we try to keep her awake during meals she starts shaking and even going back to sleep. She scowls when we tell her time to eat and even when we get her to eat, even a small amount, she wants to go back to bed. She has apnea and uses a c-pap machine during nighttime hours. She apparently sleeps well through the night. She takes medicine for diabetes so we try to keep her on a regular schedule to avoid complications with her blood sugar level.
There are times I can't get him up, so I bring him something to drink (milk) and maybe some small pieces of jello jigglers to keep his sugars up.
Do we continue to make them get up to eat or do we let them tell us when and if it is time to eat and drink. It is scarey for me to do this, I don't want to lose him, but????
My heart, prayers and thought are with you.
So all situations may be a little different, but especially if your dad's diabetic you need to wake him for food and meds. You must keep his blood sugars in check.