Today's Stats:

Breakfast

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1151     Reading:  94

Blood Pressure:     Time:  1218     BP:  146/71     Pulse:  52

Breakfast:  1315  & Meds What she ate:  1 hard over egg, heavily peppered 3 slices thick cut sugar cured lean bacon 1 slice toasted oat bran bread with 1.5 tbl Fleischmann's margarine 1/4 tsp cinnamon on bread 6 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	1/2 1000 mg tab with Niferex-150	helps the body metabolize iron
100% Aloe Vera gel/1 oz	just before meal	helps increase the cells' sensitivity to insulin when used with glipizide
Protonix/40 mg	1 pill at least 1/2 hour pre-meal	standard pre-breakfast med
glipizide ER/10 mg	1 pill with meal	standard breakfast and dinner med to increase cells' sensitivity to insulin
aspirin/81 mg	1 tab with breakfast	standard breakfast med - given for anti-coagulant properties
lisinopril/2.5 mg	1/2 of 5 mg tab with meal	given for kidney protection when her blood pressure can handle it
Daily Senior Multivitamin	with breakfast	standard breakfast supplement
folic acid/400 mcg	with breakfast	standard breakfast supplement
garlic/1250 mg	with meal	standard breakfast supplement; a natural antibiotic and anti-coagulant
1/2 cup pure cranberry juice w/12 oz water	with or after meal	standard twice a day supplement for kidney protection and enhancement of waste management

    Well, nothing unusual, except how long it took to get Mom moving, this morning. Almost 2 hours from the time I called her (1130) to the time she was eating. Just a slow, slow morning for her. At 1000 I called her, told her I needed to make a trip to Costco today for paper underwear and did she want me to wait until she was up this afternoon. Nope...she wanted me to let her sleep and awaken her when I returned. So, I did.

Lunch

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1807     Reading:  110

Blood Pressure:     Time:  1811     BP:  143/69     Pulse:  55

Lunch:  1812  & Meds What she ate:  1/2 3 oz bag "lite" microwave popcorn 8 unpitted variety olives in a vinegar, olive oil, dill brine 11.5 oz V-8 juice with 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
Med/Dose	Administration	Explanation
36 mg Iron Protein Succinylate	2 18 mg tabs with meal	to pull her out of what I hope is her temporarily severely anemic state
vitamin C/500 mg	1/2 1000 mg tab with iron supplement	helps the body metabolize iron

    I know! Look at her blood glucose! Only 5 hours after eating breakfast! Good show! She did move a little, today, went out to get the mail with me spotting her. Took a short nap (less than an hour). And, as well, normally she eats her lunch about 4 hours after breakfast. But, I'm very pleased. Her BP still bothers me, a little, but I think that'll iron itself out, the more she moves, over the days ahead.

Dinner

Blood Glucose:     Time:  2133     Reading:  102

Blood Pressure:     Time:  2136     BP:  156/61     Pulse:  53

Dinner:  2155  & Meds What she ate:  Approx 2 cups macaroni and cheese; with added cheese, ground beef, sausage, celery, onions and green peppers
Med/Dose	Administration	Explanation
100% Aloe Vera gel/1 oz	just before meal	helps increase the cells' sensitivity to insulin when used with glipizide
36 mg Iron Protein Succinylate	2 18 mg tabs with meal	to pull her out of what I hope is her temporarily severely anemic state
vitamin C/500 mg	1/2 1000 mg tab with iron supplement	helps the body metabolize iron
glipizide ER/10 mg	1 pill with meal	standard breakfast and dinner med to increase cells' sensitivity to insulin
lisinopril/2.5 mg	1/2 of 5 mg tab with meal	given for kidney protection when her blood pressure can handle it
vitamin E/400 IU	with meal	given for anti-coagulant properties
garlic/1250 mg	with meal	given for anti-coagulant properties
calcium-vitamin D/500-200 mg	with meal	believed to be an osteoporosis preventative
1/2 cup pure cranberry juice w/12 oz water	with or after meal	standard twice a day supplement for kidney protection and enhancement of waste management

    Other than dinner being a bit closer to lunch than usual, dinner was normal, she had an excellent appetite, as has been usual for awhile, which allows me to consider that her slightly elevated systolic blood pressure (and her occasionally slightly elevated, for her, diastolic) aren't real problems that need to be handled with medication. I've noticed, the last few nights, that her feet are swelling the tiniest bit before bed, but tonight they looked better and she did move some, today, so I think that will be taken care of, soon. She was in very, very good spirits, tonight.