| Both the sleepiness and the smell indicate high BG numbers. Is he also grumpy? Maybe thirsty & needing to pee a lot?
Numbers in the 200s are NOT OK. We all get them every now & then - can't always get the right dose no matter how hard we try - but if those numbers are regular then I'd be wanting to do something about it.
So yes, the sleeping and the smell are normal D symptoms, but not normal for anyone who has control of their blood sugar. The smell in particular is trouble and he needs to do something about it - those ketones are damaging his body!
How's his diet?
The trouble with D is that its self managed. It's up to him how he controls it... if he's choosing to stay high, there's not a lot you can do. However, it could just be that he needs a bit of a refresher course on diabetes, maybe needs to get into carb counting, perhaps even just needs a dose change (does he figure out his own doses or take the same amount every meal?)
Good luck... I suspect it wouldn't be easy to get someone else to take control of their Diabetes.
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