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.

Today's Stats:

Breakfast

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1141     Reading:  116

Blood Pressure:     Time:  1159     BP:  138/70     Pulse:  54

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, I tried. I started at 1000, thinking that, this way, I might be able to get her up and at bathing by 1030. You'll notice when I was finally able to take her blood sugar from a hand draped over the edge of the bed. At about 1015 I considered whupping her up but didn't have it in me, so I went about doing chores and, every 15 minutes, checked back with her, cajoled her, watch her open her eyes then close them in disgust, and I'd leave for another 15 minutes.
    Her stats looked good, though. She ate well. I think she'd just gotten used to sleeping from midnight to noon. She's still up, now, watching something of a talk show nature on TV. I imagine she'll be up, as usual, until about midnight.

Lunch

Blood Glucose:     Not Taken

Blood Pressure:     Not Taken

Lunch:  1800  & Meds What she ate:  1/2 3 oz bag "lite" microwave popcorn 7 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 just plumb forgot to take her stats. She stayed up so long, previous to lunch, that I tried to feed her lunch before she laid down, but she wasn't having any. She only slept for about an hour, anyway, and I fed her immediately after she arose.

Dinner

Blood Glucose:     Time:  2053     Reading:  111

Blood Pressure:     Time:  2101     BP:  152/68     Pulse:  49

Dinner:  2115  & Meds What she ate:  Approx 1.5 cups of the same macaroni, cheese, meat and veggie mixture we had last night Approx 4 oz. homemade pumpkin eggnog custard with dates and pecans
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

    I tried to hold off dinner until 2200, but she was getting hungry and I was afraid she'd raid the refrigerator, or try to. The pumpkin custard was good but very rich and not quite the consistency she and I like, so I'll be fooling around with the recipe some more.

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.

Today's Stats:

Breakfast

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1143     Reading:  104

Blood Pressure:     Time:  1147     BP:  175/79     Pulse:  55

Breakfast:  1245  & 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

    Nothing much to say about breakfast, today. Her blood pressure's a bit high, but I'm not doing well and am barking at her, some, so it's to be expected, I guess.

Rest of the Day
    She had her lunch and dinner, with her standard pills and such, within good increments, etc., but I had a lousy day, today, for the most part, and just didn't get around to recording stats.
    She had her usual for lunch. For dinner she had approx 1.5 cups of the last of the bean and ham soup and 1 slice sourdough garlic cheese bread.

Today's Stats:

Breakfast

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1201     Reading:  91

Blood Pressure:Not taken

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

LUNCH:

Lunch:  ?  & 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
18 mg Iron Protein Succinylate	1 18 mg tab 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 plumb forgot to take her blood pressure because we were so involved in conversation this morning. By the time I remembered I'd already administered her blood pressure medication. I'm pleased with her blood sugar. I was expecting the mounds of her beloved ketchup with which she slathered all her food, last night, to be lingering in her blood this morning, but it wasn't.
    Again, she's under the weather, as, it turns out, there is weather today to be under. Rain today, rain/snow mix tonight and tomorrow. So, it's a low key day, again. I'm grateful because I'm feeling distinctly low key. She already back in bed for her nap. We may not get in three meals today, but that's okay. If she spends the day in bed, she won't need three meals.

Lunch

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1701     Reading:  143

Blood Pressure:     Time:  1706     BP:  154/69     Pulse:  55

Lunch:  1715  & Meds What she ate:  1/2 3 oz bag "lite" microwave popcorn 7 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

    Blood glucose on course, but her blood pressure has me a little freaked. It went down when I was paying more attention to myself than her during My Month of Me (now I wish I'd kept stats for comparison but, oh well) and now it's going back up, again. I guess I must be "at" her more than I was. It's not a bad "at", it's just constant attention; frequent comments; frequent suggestions, sometimes correction...It seems to me that I'm more lenient than I was before My Month of Me but, well, maybe not. I'll keep my eye on it.

Dinner

Blood Glucose:     Time:  2055     Reading:  ?

Blood Pressure:     Time:  2057     BP:  179/73     Pulse:  57

Dinner:  2110  & Meds What she ate:  Cobb salad made as usual, featuring on her bed of greens, tonight, chopped celery, Bermuda onion, green olives, grated carrot, sliced radishes, crumbled herbed feta cheese, the last of the Thanksgiving ham chopped, Cheetos-as-croutons, a whole deviled egg and approx. 2 Tbl creamy Kraft Classic Caesar dressing (we were out of buttermilk, tonight).
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

    Now, I'm worried. Her BP is higher than I thought it would be. Better get her moving tomorrow. Slowly but steadily.

Today's Stats:

Breakfast

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1147     Reading:  99

Blood Pressure:     Time:  1200     BP:  135/60     Pulse:  54

Breakfast:  1245  & 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

    Today's another snow day, regardless of what the weather channel is reporting. Although I've failed to note it, over the last two days I've been feeding my mother occasional tablets of extra strength acetaminophen, sometimes a whole tablet, sometimes a half, if she wants it. Today she's "under the weather", again, but only slightly and refused the acetaminophen but decided to crawl back into bed a mere 2.5 hours after being up. She was determined and I didn't stop her. She looks good and her stats are good and she was talking about her "late night" last night, so I figured, she probably won't sleep long, let her rest.
    You may have noticed that her breakfast bacon consumption has boosted itself from two to three pieces. That was sometime last month at her request. The addition seems to keep her from hunting for snacks between breakfast and lunch.

Rest of the Day
    For lunch and dinner I ignored the taking of stats, yesterday. However, med and supplement administration continued as normal, meals continued as normal, and this is what she ate:
Lunch:
    Her current usual...see previous posts.
Dinner
    I gave into a mood, yesterday (into which I'm continuing to give, today) and I wasn't hungry last night, so I didn't prepare food. Instead, I went to Carl's Jr. and got Mom a $6.00 Guacamole Bacon Burger and their smallest order of onion rings. She was delighted, ate the entire burger and almost all the onion rings slathered with her beloved ketchup, then stayed up, once again, until just past midnight.

Today's Stats:

Breakfast

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1259     Reading:  92

Blood Pressure:     Time:  1303     BP:  153/63     Pulse:  55

Breakfast:  1354  & 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

    Nothing unusual about breakfast, today, especially considering that we've been observing late days, recently. We're back to bacon and oat bran toast so her midday blood sugar readings should go down. As well, I expect her to be up all day today. There's a program on at 2200 tonight that she's interested in watching, so we'll be gearing the day toward this.

Lunch

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1754     Reading:  159

Blood Pressure:     Time:  1755     BP:  120/50     Pulse:  56

Lunch:  1807  & 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

    She's doing very well on this lunch and enjoys it so, while she's not moving much, I won't be varying it. Her blood pressure was well within it's normal lunch time range. Had we waited an hour (she ate lunch an hour earlier than usual relative to breakfast, but she was hungry and there didn't seem to be a reason to wait) she probably would have been in the 130s. I swear, medical research needs to address the fact that elderly diabetics who develop reduced sensitivity to insulin as a result of old organs. This isn't yet being done and I'll be damned if I'll administer insulin to my mother when her body will take her blood sugar down just about as quickly as a shot of insulin will, without the possibility of a blood sugar crash. Medical people, are you listening?

Dinner

Blood Glucose:     Time:  2047     Reading:  120

Blood Pressure:     Time:  2051     BP:  142/70     Pulse:  53

Dinner:  2110  & Meds What she ate:  approx 1.5 cups yesterday evening's bean soup 1 slice sourdough garlic olive cheese bread about an hour after dinner, 2 cups of an on-the-fly dessert made from folding approx 3/4 cup of my delicious homemade raspberry sauce into 3/4 cup lightly sweetened whipped cream
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

    I was a little surprised at her blood pressure, but she didn't have a nap, today, and was very animated (but not necessarily movement oriented) all day. She stayed up from a little before 1300 until a little after midnight...a stretch on 11 hours with her eyes constantly open and her brain consciously activated. Good show.
    The dessert was an afterthought which came to me as I was ridding the refrigerator of stuff that was beginning to lose it's recognition factor. I decided I'd better do something with the raspberry sauce I unfroze on Thanksgiving besides refreeze it. The dessert was a hit. Because it was a whipped dessert it appeared to be "more" than it was. In the two cup serving she got less than a cup of "goods" but felt as though she was indulging in sin. I actually wasn't able to eat more than half of my portion but she polished hers off with gusto. The perfect dessert, I'd say.