Mom's Daily Tests & Meds: 2004 - 2006

Daily postings of Mom's in-home tests, administered medications, food eaten and the relationship among the three and her life.

Sunday, January 09, 2005

Today's Stats:

BM Breakfast
Blood Glucose:
    Time:  1241
    Reading:  92
Blood Pressure:
    No longer taken at this
    time unless necessary

Breakfast:  1345  & 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 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

    Again, nothing unusual about breakfast. She did, however, have a Bowel Movement while we were bathing her, at 1300. Easily executed, fair volume, good consistency. I'm expecting her to unload more later, though.

Lunch
Blood Glucose:
    Time:  1759
    Reading:  138
Blood Pressure:
    No longer taken at this
    time unless necessary

Lunch:  1805  & 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 tab with iron supplement helps the body metabolize iron

    No nap today, again. I definitely remember that we did a short, informal exercise session, today. I thought it might help stimulate her to finish her bowel movement, if necessary. But, it didn't. It is keeping her energy up, though, apparently.

Dinner
Blood Glucose:
    Time:  2105
    Reading:  131
Blood Pressure:
    Time:  2109
    BP:  139/64
    Pulse:  58

Dinner:  2120  & Meds
What she ate:  One of my home made beef pot pies with lots of vegetables in it
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 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

    She was the only hungry one...I think I ate a croissant and had tea. Everything seems to be fine except I am getting concerned about the amount of sugar in those Vitamin C chewables. I'm definitely getting the others the next time I go to Costco. Stupid mistake, but, I can use the chewables, she can use the others.

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