My mom refuses any and all treatment regardless

Hello all,

I am new to this group and this is my first post. My mom was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes about two years ago. She is 62 and I believe if she had taken care of herself she would not be in the predicament she is in. She has gangrene and necrosis in toes and both feet,mostly her right foot. I was able to have someone take her to the local ER where they gave her antibiotics but due to “patients rights” she was let go because she said so. My mom is and has been mentally incompetent for many years, yet the hospital let her go. She’s about to lose her foot and toes and possibly her life as he BG ranges between 450-650 any given day. She constantly refuses any medical care and seems content living her life rotting away? Why though? Isn’t there something we can do to enforce care, I live multiple states away and my sister whom lives there is just selfish and won’t help. I don’t truly believe she wants to die. But, she sees herself rotting away, she’s clearly not competent at this point to make her own patient right decisions. It’s like her brain is whacked. She used to care but she has stated to us family member she wants to die at home like she doesn’t believe she can be cured. She listens to no one and refuses treatment every damn time .

And the hospitals are ok with that even with her mental status. What gives? What can we do to so to force care on her, she really needs it and me being her daughter knows she doesn’t want to suffer like this, we should force her to get the help she needs and stay on a regiment? She is located in Texas btw, in a rural location. She already has gangrene and necrosis in her toes and both feet and to me looks like they can’t be saved, but I want to save her life I just don’t know how being located so far away. I have a sister there who just ignores it, like whatever. I’m located up north with my government job and currently on orders. Little I can do myself besides break orders but I’m not sure it’ll do any good as she doesn’t listen to me or anyone. She’s adamant at just staying home rotting away yet telling us all “she’s fine”, which of course she isn’t. What can I do being from out of state, I’ve heard of petitions and I would do one in a heartbeat but my sister who lives there holds the power.

Please tell me what I can do as I am very sad and know I will be losing her any day now. Thank you so much for reading.