Today's Stats:

Breakfast

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1031     Reading:  96

Blood Pressure:     Time:  1151     BP:  145/73     Pulse:  65

Breakfast:  1215  & Meds What she ate:  1 hard over egg, heavily peppered 2 slices thick cut sugar cured lean bacon 1 slice toasted oat bran bread with 1 tbl Fleischmann's margarine 1/4 tsp cinnamon on bread 8 oz orange juice diluted w/8 oz water
Med/Dose	Administration	Explanation
Niferex-150 [150 mg elemental iron]	1 hour before breakfast	to pull her out of what I hope is her temporarily severely anemic state
vitamin C/500 mg	with Niferex-150	helps the body metabolize iron
glipizide/10 mg	1 pill at least 1/2 hour pre-meal	standard pre-breakfast and pre-dinner med
Protonix/40 mg	1 pill at least 1/2 hour pre-meal	standard pre-breakfast med
Metoclopramide/5 mg	1 pill at least 1/2 hour pre-meal	she was coughing a fair amount, this morning, and, when she does this, she typically swallows mucus. Considering that her blood pressure continues to indicate that she's still fighting infections (god knows which ones, now), I decided to head possible nausea off at the pass, this morning; I'm hoping I won't need to use it anymore, today
Albuterol/2.0+IPRAO/.5	nebulized during meal preparation	standard breakfast, sometimes dinner med
lisinopril/2.5 mg	1/2 tab with meal	her blood pressure continues to drop, but her reading today told me that she could tolerate this med and this dosage
metformin/250 mg	1/4 of 1000 mg tab with meal	because her blood glucose looked so good, I decided to try cutting her back on this med, again
Mucinex/500 mg	1 pill with meal	she's coughing more than usual, so I decided to boost the productiveness of her coughing with this medication
Aloe vera gel juice/80 % aloe vera gel	1 ounce sometime pre-meal	decided to try this, again, in order to see if it will help keep her blood sugar under control
Daily Senior Multivitamin	with breakfast	standard breakfast supplement
folic acid/400 mcg	with breakfast	standard breakfast supplement
vitamin E/400 IU	with meal	standard breakfast supplement
garlic/1250 mg	with meal	standard breakfast supplement
1/4 cup pure cranberry juice w/12 oz water	after breakfast	standard after breakfast supplement

Conspicuously Absent Meds & Supplements
Med/Dose	Administration	Explanation
aspirin/81 mg	1 tab with breakfast	Has not been receiving this, per doctor's orders, since 6/18/04; he feels that, if she is bleeding internally intermittently, the aspirin, being a blood thinner, will increase the blood flow, and this is a higher risk to take, right now, than protecting her against strokes, including mini-strokes

    She's sitting here, next to me, as I enter these stats. She likes to watch me do this at the kitchen table, in the morning. It's always news to her that her life is on the web, and she likes the idea.
    I'm pleased with her blood glucose and have decided to, once again, try pulling her off the metformin. It may be too early, but lunch will tell the tale.

Lunch

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1542     Reading:  150

Blood Pressure:     Time:  1731     BP:  138/59     Pulse:  75

Lunch:  1615  & Meds What she ate:  sandwich w/ 4 oz tuna salad, 2 slices potato bread 3/4 cup 4% small curd cottage cheese 11.5 oz V-8 juice with 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
Med/Dose	Administration	Explanation
glipizide/10 mg	1 pill at least 1/2 hour pre-meal	decided to use this three times, today, in combination with a reduced dose of metformin, to see if she's ready for the cut back regiment, yet
metformin/225 mg	1/4 a 1000 mg tab with meal	standard lunch dose
acetaminophen/250 mg	1/2 a 500 mg tab with meal	knees iffy, again

    Yes, I forgot to take Mom's blood pressure until awhile after lunch. Not a problem, really. While I was fixing lunch, we became deeply involved in a conversation about our yard, the rain and what would be easier to do, now that the fried crust of the ground is softening.
    Nothing else unusual or noteworthy.

Dinner

Blood Glucose:     Time:  2028     Reading:  146

Blood Pressure:     Time:  2127     BP:  161/64     Pulse:  62

Dinner:  2130  & Meds What she ate:  Cobb Salad, pretty much as described in previous dinner posts, except Swiss cheese was substituted for cheddar, grated cabbage was substituted for celery and the greens had a higher content of lettuces than usual, but still contained some herbs
Med/Dose	Administration	Explanation
36 mg Iron Protein Succinylate	2 18 mg tabs 1 hour before meal	to pull her out of what I hope is her temporarily severely anemic state
vitamin C/500 mg	with iron supplement	helps the body metabolize iron
glipizide/10 mg	1 pill at least 1/2 hour pre-meal	standard pre-breakfast and dinner pre-med
metformin/225 mg	1/4 a 1000 mg tab with meal	standard dinner med
lisinopril/5 mg	1 tab with meal	blood pressure still running abnormally high, for her
acetaminophen/250 mg	1/2 a 500 mg tab with meal	knees still iffy
aloe vera gel juice/1 oz	with pre-dinner meds	to increase cell sensitivity to insulin

    I guess I should probably not push the metformin cutback program, yet; it didn't appear to have good results, today and, once again, despite low activity, her blood pressure is performing above normal for her. I'll see what tomorrow's stats indicate, but I think I'll probably be doing what used to be her normal med program for awhile. I don't want to risk a high A1c reading and send her doctor's into a tailspin.