Today's Stats:

Breakfast

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1206     Reading:  82

Blood Pressure:     Time:  1229     BP:  169/76     Pulse:  53     Time:  1433     BP:  125/57     Pulse:  55

Breakfast:  1315  & Meds What she ate:  1 hard over egg, heavily peppered 1 4 oz slice sugar cured lean ham 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

    That's right, I took her blood pressure twice, today, once soon after she arose, which I'm beginning to think is always a mistake, and once about an hour after she'd eaten breakfast and had her lisinopril; and, I forgot to give her cranberry juice. We were trying to get ahold of some relatives to thank them for Christmas gifts. Otherwise, everything seems fine, especially now that I have evidence that the lisinopril works relatively well when she needs to take a blood pressure modified, which, apparently, she continues to need to do.

Lunch

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1813     Reading:  89

Blood Pressure:     Time:  1817     BP:  147/72     Pulse:  54

Lunch:  1845  & Meds What she ate:  grilled sandwich made with 2 pieces potato bread, approx 3/4 cup of the chicken salad from yesterday, approx 1 oz medium cheddar cheese and approx 1 Tbl butter for grilling 6 unpitted variety olives in a vinegar, olive oil, dill brine a bit less than a quarter cup of MCS's home made bread and butter pickles 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

    Her blood pressure was a bit higher than I expected, but, again, I took it immediately after she arose from a long nap. She was still on oxygen but was puffing a bit. She ate a hearty lunch. I did this on purpose; it had been quite awhile since she'd eaten or drunk anything, longer than usual. I decided today would be a good day to have Just Desserts for dinner, since a hearty lunch seemed to be in order.

Dinner

Blood Glucose:     Time:  2211     Reading:  130

Blood Pressure:     Time:  2214     BP:  133/60     Pulse:  55

Dinner:  2230  & Meds What she ate:  1 jumbo Turtle dessert muffin
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
2 tsp Phillips Milkd of Magnesia	just before meal with a glass of water	administered in order to try to avoid constipation of the magnitude of yesterday, since she hadn't yet drunk much liquid, today.

    I picked blood pressure taking time carefully, tonight; purposely waited until after I'd washed, set and styled her hair, which always relaxes her. It looked good, especially considering that her last dose of lisinopril was at breakfast.
    Yes, it was a Just Desserts dinner, again tonight. She's really enjoying this aspect of the Christmas season, and I'm enjoying indulging her a little. She's like a child with candy when she gets sugar, now. It's a pleasure to give it to her.
    I was not at all put off by her blood sugar. Actually, with the potato bread at lunch and the bread and butter pickles, I expected it to be higher. I'm pleased it was where it was. Good show, today.