Northumberland

Last week we had a family holiday in the North of England, staying in a Haven caravan site. We stayed there two years ago, and once again scored, with a clean tidy caravan, not like some of the horror stories we had heard about. The weather was poor, only seeing the sun once we came back over the border to Scotland. It was great to get some real quality time with Kim and Aisha, work is going to be hectic over the next few weeks with people leaving, so we had to make the best of what opportunity we had. Aisha is starting to come round to the idea of starting a new school and we are all getting excited at the prospect of what lies ahead.
I made a decision not to take my mobile phone with me, i didn't phone my mum while i was away, i left it all in Dave's hands. When i got back on the Friday i phoned her and asked how she had been. She told me on the Monday and Tuesday she hadn't eaten as her blood sugar levels were sky high. I freaked when i heard. I told her if she cant get to grips with her diabetes i was going to get carers in to watch her eat and a nurse in to take her blood sugar levels and leave her with no input. I thought scare tactics might work!! She hasn't drank wine for over two weeks and in that time hasn't been hypo, so we at least have found the missing link. The problem is i don't want to tell her not to drink again, but i cant guarantee if she does drink she wont eat enough to stop her going hypo. Oh the dilemma!! the diabetic doctor is to phone her next Monday, her birthday, to discuss things. I will speak to her today as well. Mums carer phoned this week for an update and said things were going OK, but her anger issues start to rear their ugly head when mums asked things like have you had something to eat, or more accurately, don't you think you should have something to eat. This is an issue we still need to address properly.