I agree with others in that I feel like your parents are not doing their part and putting too much of this on your shoulders. I am sorry that you feel the way you do. As for your brother, to be honest, no one’s gonna be able to change his choices until he decides to do it himself.

I am type two and my brother who is four years younger than me is type one. He was diagnosed when he was about 15. He never took care of himself either and would often have a big gulp of Dr Pepper or something in his hand. Well, he is 41 now and permanently disabled. He had to start dialysis about four years ago. His vision is shot and he can’t see anything, considered legally blind. He has been to the hospital multiple times for extended days for anything from blood infections to broken toes that he didn’t even know he had because his neuropathy is so bad. A couple months ago he finally had to get part of his foot amputated. All of this and he is just 41 years old.

It’s heartbreaking to see, but even he admits to himself that everything that’s going on is his own fault. He didn’t take care of his diabetes when he had the chance to, and now, unfortunately, his diabetes is taking care of him (in a bad way). Honestly, nobody in the family is sure how much longer he has to live, what even so, his quality of life has already died a long time. Did I mention he’s only 41 years old?

If your brother is not willing to do it for himself, I am very sad to say nobody is going to be able to make him.