Being diabetic. Can experenced diabetic answer and give advice?

My husband had been diagnosed having diabetis type 2. He has been placed on a pill and a blood testing kit will be comming soon. I am not sure what foods he should advoid and which food he should eat alot of. They have given me a pyromid food chart and said to follow it. But the chart shows to eat 9 servings of grains a day.(That is breads, rice, cereal, pasta. ) I thought these food turn into sugars????? Veg group is 4 servings, Fruit group is 3, Dairy group is 2-3 and Meat and bean group is 6 oz. He is only about 15-20 # overweight, but think that is due to his heart meds.(fluids) I just am confused about his diet and what this all means to be diabetic. Any experienced diabetic that can explain to me the do's and don't of his problem will be helpful. Thank you in advance.

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