Today's Stats:

Breakfast

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1214     Reading:  82

Blood Pressure:     No longer taken at this     time unless necessary

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

    That's right, late start to the day, mainly because I had a very late end to yesterday and slept in until 1100 this morning. I needed my coffee, so I waited until noon to awaken Mom. She was sitting on the edge of her bed when I entered her room. Blood sugar looks good.

Lunch

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1758     Reading:  115

Blood Pressure:     No longer taken at this     time unless necessary

Lunch:  1830  & Meds What she ate:  approx 1 cup left over ham and bean soup approx 1.5 cups left over mac & cheese w/ground beef & sausage, onions, celery & green pepper 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

    Well, obviously, we had the heartiness of dinner for lunch, today, because I am intending that we'll have a Just Desserts dinner of pumpkin cheesecake with homemade raspberry-maple sauce.
    I'm expecting her blood sugar reading to be high when I take it before we eat our Just Desserts dinner, because she hasn't taken any diabetic medication since breakfast. She will, however, be receiving her medication with dinner, so I also expect her blood sugar to be politely normal in the morning; although, if it is a bit high, it won't surprise me...there's a lot of sugar in both the cheesecake and the raspberry-maple sauce. It make take awhile for her Ancient body to work this off.

Dinner

Blood Glucose:     Time:  2110     Reading:  170

Blood Pressure:     Time:  2115     BP:  120/62     Pulse:  51

Dinner:  2130  & Meds What she ate:  1/2 of a Costco sized pumpkin cheesecake dressed with approx 1/3 cup raspberry-maple sauce
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 told my mother (because she takes an interest in her blood sugar and blood pressure readings), just before I took her blood sugar for this meal, that I expected it to be "between 160 & 180". It came in exactly between the two. I expected this because it had only been about three hours since she had last eaten and that meal had a higher amount of refined carbohydrates (the macaroni) than is normal for any meal in this house.
    I'm very pleased with her blood pressure. I caught her while she was deeply involved in a Deep Space 9 episode and off oxygen (I mention this for my reference), thus she was extremely relaxed and concentrating on something that kept her from moving too much, talking to the cat or talking to me. Despite her blood pressure, her feet were, again, the tiniest bit swollen, but she didn't hack/cough today at all, so I think they were swollen because she was up on them more than has been lately normal.

Today's Stats:

Breakfast

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1001     Reading:  98

Blood Pressure:     No longer taken at this     time unless necessary

Breakfast:  1100  & 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

    At 1115 this morning I looked at my mother across the breakfast table and said, "My goodness, I think you're going to be done with breakfast long before you usually start it!" I think the flower delivery worked very well. I was right about it stimlating her into rousing before she usually does.
    She's down again, with 500 mg of acetaminophen under her belt, but was up a decent amount of time, until 1307, so, I'm satisfied. She, again, was experiencing "a hitch in her giddy-up".

Lunch

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1637     Reading:  66

Blood Pressure:     No longer taken at this     time unless necessary

Lunch:  1645  & Meds What she ate:  approx 8 oz Marie Callendar Beef Pot Roast soup with extra green onions, green peas, and beef (jerky) 6 unpitted variety olives in a vinegar, olive oil, dill brine 2 slices each dofino, medium cheddar and swiss cheese (less than 1 oz per type)
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, no V-8 juice today, which means no cinnamon at lunch, but her blood sugar was so low I didn't think it was necessary to worry about controlling it. I made sure she got some olives in, though.
    She'd had a 3 hour nap just previous to lunch. This reading tells me, as well, that the problem yesterday was very likely that she dropped her glipizide ER; thus, she didn't take it.

Dinner

Blood Glucose:     Time:  2032     Reading:  88

Blood Pressure:     Time:  2035     BP:  153/66     Pulse:  55

Dinner:  2055  & Meds What she ate:  5 buffalo wings approx 3/4 cup cottage cheese well peppered dinner salad on a bed of greens (no iceberg lettuce) with sliced radishes, grated carrots, chopped Bermuda onion, chopped green pepper, chopped stuffed green olives, a sprinkling of parmesan cheese and crumbled White Cheddar Nachos Doritos with about 2 Tbl home made Buttermilk Ranch dressing
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

    Look at that, doesn't her blood sugar look nice? Can't believe it, especially since she had a sedentary day. The blood pressure? She talked and moved, but the diastolic tells me that the systolic was purely circumstantial. Her appetite was great. She'd been up since 1600 and, here we are at 2300 and she's still up. I'm very pleased.

Today's Stats:

Breakfast

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1007     Reading:  68

Blood Pressure:     No longer taken at this     time unless necessary

Breakfast:  1130  & 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

    Fairly decently timed morning ritual, this morning. I even exclaimed to my mother as I set her breakfast in front of her, "My god, Mom, I believe you're going to be done with breakfast before noon!" She laughed.
    I was surprised at how low her blood sugar is. I don't like it getting this low. It surprised me, considering the Just Desserts dinner we had last night. I need to be careful, I guess, to make sure that she doesn't eat Just Desserts dinners too early or that I add something in order to make sure she stays above 70 throughout the night. I'm glad I didn't let her sleep in until noon, this morning.

BM Lunch

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1436     Reading:  189

Blood Pressure:     No longer taken at this     time unless necessary

Lunch:  1450  & 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, her blood sugar was surprisingly high at lunch. I expected it to be a bit higher than "normal" because there was barely a three hour interval between breakfast and lunch, but she was hungry and I saw no reason to wait. The reading, though, shocked me. Then, I had a complicated deja vu experience and wondered if, maybe, when she took her medication this morning, she dropped her glipizide. I remember wondering that the last time this happened and I couldn't explain the high reading, then, I realized the reason I wondered this is because, normally, I supervise her med taking: I hand her the pills in ones or twos, caution her to make sure she doesn't drop them, especially the tiny ones (of which glipizide is one), watch her, direct her to drink after taking each set...and I didn't do that this morning. I remember thinking the same thing the last time I was surprised with an unusually high reading...I think it was above 200, and it wasn't too long ago. I know she didn't eat anything between breakfast and lunch. And, I know that, at 3 hours from lunch, her blood sugar could be as high as 150 or so, but 189 is really pushing it, without some help. So, I need to be more careful, I think, make sure I always eyeball her when she's taking her meds, and see if we have any recurrences of this.
    BM between breakfast and lunch - normal; gave her an antacid dose (2 tsp) of Phillip's Milk of Magnesia this morning at breakfast for hiccoughing.
    Also, sometime after lunch and before she laid down for a nap (which was fairly long, today) I gave her 500 mg acetaminophen; she admitted to aching and stiffness when I noticed she was walking like a robot and asked her if how her body felt, today.     In case you're a casual reader, I've decided to record her Bowel Movements, as I remember to, from now on, so that I have a history in case any more problems recur like the the one some days ago about which I wrote.

Dinner

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1920     Reading:  128

Blood Pressure:     Time:  1924     BP:  138/68     Pulse:  54

Dinner:  1930  & Meds What she ate:  approx 2 cups bean soup 1/3 of a 9" "pie plate" of buttermilk cornbread (no sugar), baked with green chilis, MPBIL's Southwestern Fire spice and about a cup of shredded sharp yellow cheddar
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

    With this dinner reading, I am almost positive that the problem with her blood sugar, today, was that she dropped her glipizide at breakfast. I even searched the floor for it, both at lunch and dinner; but it could have rolled under the hutch. The lunch she had, and the interval between lunch and dinner, is practically guaranteed to bring her back into normal range, but her reading wasn't quite normal tonight. I have no idea what I was doing that seemed more important than monitoring her pill taking, but, well, no more. In fact, I almost left her pills unattended in front of her this evening, then grabbed them back, realizing that if I left them unattended for even a minute, she might decide to pop them and, once again, lose one to the floor.
    Decent dinner hour, decent interval between lunch and dinner...other than the pill fiasco, I'm pleased with today.

Today's Stats:

Breakfast

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1217     Reading:  83

Blood Pressure:     No longer taken at this     time unless necessary

Breakfast:  1345  & 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

    New procedure, which I discussed in The Mom & Me Journals dot Net: I'm not going to take her blood pressure any more at breakfast and lunch, unless it appears to be necessary for health reasons. I think her blood pressure will remain steadier, over all, if I bother her, during times of good health, only once a day. The best time to take it, for both of us, is evening, when she's settled in her rocker, reading or watching TV, and she's been sitting there, at rest, for awhile.
    Yes, there was a considerable lag between the time I awoke her (noon straight up), the time she extended a hand for blood sugar testing and the time that she finally ate breakfast. It was a very slow day for her, today; but, her appetite was good, so I'm not worried about her being sick.

Lunch

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1822     Reading:  120

Blood Pressure:     No longer taken at this     time unless necessary

Lunch:  1840  & Meds What she ate:  6 slices beef summer sausage; three slices each swiss, dofino and medium cheddar cheese 9 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

    Although lunch would seem at a proper interval from breakfast, this is getting out of hand, these late mornings. Obviously, a proper interval between lunch and dinner would put us eating dinner between 2300 and 0000. Not acceptable, mainly because my day actually has to start quite a bit earlier than noon, every day, and I can't be going to bed every night at 0100 or 0200 and getting up at 0600 or 0700. We talked about this, tonight, which I'll discuss in The Mom & Me Journals dot net.

Just Desserts Dinner

Blood Glucose:     Time:  2108     Reading:  97

Blood Pressure:     Time:  2111     BP:  131/61     Pulse:  56

Dinner:  2130  & Meds What she ate:  One Sour Cherry Cream Cheese jumbo 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

    I have to admit, I held my breath when taking her blood sugar this evening. I was hoping that it would be in a normal range so that she'd be able to tolerate the Just Desserts dinner I'd already promised her. The 120 at lunch made me a little anxious, especially since "dinner" occurred less than 3 hours after lunch. No problem, as it turns out. Good. When she isn't up as much, during the day, it works better not to feed her as much.

Today's Stats:

Breakfast

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1024     Reading:  114

Blood Pressure:     Time:  1055     BP:  148/78     Pulse:  55

Breakfast:  1150  & 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

    The earlier I awaken her, now (and, this morning, I awakened her, hoping to move us, eventually, further and further forward) the longer it takes to get her going enough to feed her. Once again, I thought I had the perfect time to take her blood pressure this morning, but it didn't work...she talked to the cat, scratched herself...and, I think, she' wasn't completely recovered from awakening. Oh well, we're working on it.
    Nothing else unusual about breakfast, this morning.

Lunch Non-Stats

Lunch:  1645  & 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

    That's right, no stats today. I was feeling edgy, my mother had taken an unusually long nap and has been sluggish and "easy", today; and our moods simply haven't matched. So, when she was finally up for lunch, I was snippy, fed her, but had no interest in interacting with her otherwise, which was probably best, that way I didn't irritate her.

Dinner

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1959     Reading:  119

Blood Pressure:     Time:  2002     BP:  139/60     Pulse:  55

Dinner:  2030  & Meds What she ate:  A plate full of macaroni and cheese made with a box of Kraft Original Mac & Cheese with a hamburger/sausage mix, chopped celery, onion and green pepper, with extra white cheddar cheese.
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'm satisfied with her blood sugar, today. Her blood pressure is looking better. We didn't do any exercises, formal or informal, today. Oh well.

Today's Stats:

Breakfast

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1021     Reading:  90

Blood Pressure:     Not taken today

Breakfast:  1145  & 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

    I'm not taking blood pressure today. I decided to see if I couldn't talk myself into calming down about this particular stat and, since there isn't much I can do about her blood pressure, at the moment and it isn't dangerously high, I figured it would help both Mom and me if I laid off for at least a day. We both get very tense, now, when I take it, primarily because I approach taking her blood pressure from a tense perspective, right now.

Lunch

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1614     Reading:  140

Blood Pressure:     Not taken

Lunch:  1630  & Meds What she ate:  1/2 3 oz bag "lite" microwave popcorn 9 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'm not sure why her blood sugar was 140, but I'm not worried. It does this, once in awhile, despite what I do.

Dinner

Blood Glucose:     Time:  2010     Reading:  93

Blood Pressure:     Not taken

Dinner:  2030  & Meds What she ate:  Approx 2 cups of a fabulous, home made didn't-make-it-to-the-floor chicken soup with lots of vegetables and some egg drop, as well Mandarin orange slices in light syrup (syrup drained off, standard size can for Mandarin oranges) 2 generic pecan sandies (cookies)
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 don't know what got into me with the dessert, but I sensed she was in a dessert mood tonight. It was light. I'll be curious to see how it shows up in her blood sugar, tomorrow morning.
    She ate a good dinner tonight, asked for "a little more" of the chicken soup. Of course, she almost always eats good, and well, but she's been in a very good mood, today. Probably has something to do with the chicken soup disaster.

Today's Stats:

Breakfast

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1228     Reading:  73

Blood Pressure:     Time:  1231     BP:  150/71     Pulse:  52

Breakfast:  1345  & 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

    Don't remember too much about the surrounding circumstances of breakfast for this day, so I assume nothing was out of the ordinary.

Lunch

Lunch:  1620  & 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 didn't take stats on purpose. As I recall, she was hungry earlier than usual and I simply forgot to take stats until it was too late.

Dinner

Blood Glucose:     Time:  2032     Reading:  112

Blood Pressure:     Time:  2036     BP:  168/74     Pulse:  50

Dinner:  2120  & Meds What she ate:  Cobb salad with all the usual (including purple cabbage, this time, and chopped stuffed green olives) and a whole deviled egg and chopped ham, with Doritos "Natural White Cheese" Nachos and home made Buttermilk Ranch dressing.
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 still a bit nervous about her blood pressure, but I'm also getting so snippy when I take it that I have a feeling I affecting it (although I know it is still higher than normal). I planned the Cobb salad in order to make sure she had lots of fiber and the natural moisture contained in vegetables, for obvious bowel movement reasons. Luckily, she loves Cobb Salad; it's one of her favorite meals. We've come a looooong way from 1994!