Intervention Season 5 Episode 6 - John C

Airdate: 2009-Jan-05

Episode summary:

John has type one diabetes but refuses to be diligent about checking his blood sugar, or taking his insulin. A social misfit and an outcast for many years, John wants to be considered a regular guy, and pretends to be one by eating whatever he wants without regard for his illness. He has been in a near-coma and hospitalized multiple times. His parents want to stop enabling his self-destructive behavior, but won't kick him out of the house because they fear he'll die without their supervision.

About Intervention series:

Reality series in which the friends and relatives of an individual dealing with serious problems or addictions come together to set up an intervent...Show more >