Today's Stats:

Breakfast

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1216     Reading:  78

Blood Pressure:     Time:  1236     BP:  133/73     Pulse:  56

Temperature:     Time:  1225     Reading:  99.10

Breakfast:  1335  & Meds What she ate:  1 hard over egg, heavily peppered 2 slices thick cut sugar cured lean bacon 1 Christmas dessert muffin 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

    Things look good, her appetite looks good, and there's more possible good news to report which I'll post at The Mom & Me Journals dot Net later.

Non-stat Lunchette

Lunch:  1700  & Meds What she ate:  1/2 3 oz bag "lite" microwave popcorn 8 unpitted variety olives in a vinegar, olive oil, dill brine
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
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

    No stats today, again, light lunch, essentially to administer iron and quell her appetite until it was safe (from a mineral point of view) to administer her antibiotics.
    You'll notice she drank cranberry juice instead of V-8 juice with no cinnamon. I can't remember why I did this, but I had a reason at the time. She got plenty of fiber and vitamins, today, though, and, sometimes, she just lets her V-8 juice sits...oh, yes, now I remember, she hadn't consumed much fluid today and I wanted to make sure that she drank something that would go down fast. Cranberry juice usually does. I wasn't worried about the lack of cinnamon. I figured, her blood sugar is enjoying a heyday, anyway; the lack of a little cinnamon isn't going to make or break it, today. I'm sure it didn't.

BM Dinner

Blood Glucose:     Time:  2016     Reading:  134

Blood Pressure:     Time:  2020     BP:  147/68     Pulse:  63

Temperature:     Time:  2012     Reading:  100.4

Dinner:  2035  & Meds What she ate:  approx 6 oz lean pork ribs roasted in a Hoisin sauce concoction 1 ear sweet corn with loads of butter, I'm sure
Med/Dose	Administration	Explanation
100% Aloe Vera gel/1 oz	just before meal	helps increase the cells' sensitivity to insulin when used with glipizide
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
500 mg acetaminophen	1 500 mg tablet with meal	to keep her low grade fever under control
291.66 mg Augmentin	1/3 875 mg tablet with meal	to treat her UTI

    I actually thought to take her temperature just before dinner, tonight, so was able to give her the acetaminophen with her meal, which is best.
    Since she's down one dose of iron because she's not staying up late enough for me to administer a third dose, I'm making sure she gets plenty of meat in the evening, which seems to be working well. Her appetite continues to be very good. No nausea today, so no need for the metaclopramide. I'm not worried about her blood sugar. That will work itself out later, when she's off the antibiotic.
    Her Bowel Movement occurred at 2200, just as she was getting ready for bed. Surprised her, although it was not diarrhea. Very easy elimination; fair volume, I expect her to go again within the next 24 hours; good consistency.