Today's Stats:

Breakfast

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1103     Reading:  82

Blood Pressure:     Time:  1124     BP:  154/67     Pulse:  53

Breakfast:  1215  & 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

    Little by little I'm getting her up earlier. She ate breakfast an hour earlier than has been normal, today.
    We've been receiving a variety of food laden gift packages from people over the last few days. Everyone's been very careful about what they send, which is wonderful; and, the arrival of food, today, whetted Mom's holiday appetite. At 1440 she decided she was hungry. So, I fed her 7 olives, she drank about a quarter of a can of V-8 juice with cinnamon, and I told her I'd save the rest of the V-8 juice for after her nap when meat and cheese from one of the boxes on heavy-duty multi-whole-grain crackers for lunch. That satisfied her. So, I'm expecting her blood sugar to soar, a bit, over the next few weeks, but I think we can handle it.

Lunch

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1753     Reading:  87

Blood Pressure:     Time:  1755     BP:  145/65     Pulse:  55

Lunch:  1810  & Meds What she ate:  3 slices each swiss, cheddar and a type of dofino cheese 3 slices each beef summer sausage and beef garlic flavored summer sausage the rest of her 11.5 oz V-8 juice with 1/4 tsp. cinnamon left from her earlier snack (see Today's Breakfast Stats above)
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 offered her crackers with the cheese and meat plate she had. The cheese and meat were from a cheese and meat package some friends sent us for Christmas. I'm thinking, at this point, that we can manage food throughout the day if I make sure that starches and sugars are monitored.

Dinner

Blood Glucose:     Time:  2133     Reading:  95

Blood Pressure:     Time:  2137     BP:  131/66     Pulse:  66

Dinner:  2150  & Meds What she ate:  1 individual size homemade beef pot pie made with rib eye steak and loads of vegetables, not including potatoes; sauce included red wine, beef broth and a variety of spices; crust made with a combination of white and wheat flour.
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

    I'm really pleased with her readings throughout the entire day. Amazing. I'll definitely follow her desires when she wants to eat four small meals throughout the day.