Your son should get a place for himself and his family, and the sooner the better. You suggested he see a sleep specialist. On behalf of the American Diabetes Association, I recommend that this gentleman ask his doctor about being screened for diabetes. One of the risk factors of type 2 diabetes is a sedentary lifestyle, and one of the symptoms is fatigue. As many as half the people with diabetes may not realize they have it.
Readers can take a simple seven question test over the telephone or via the Internet.
The test is available in both English and Spanish. Thank you for your efforts to help educate the American public about this very serious disease. I appreciate the opportunity to let my readers know about this risk test. Please, folks, American Diabetes Alert Day is tomorrow, Tuesday, March 27. Make time to call the toll-free number listed above, or check out the Web site and take the ADA risk test.