Today's Stats:

Breakfast

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1030     Reading:  117

Blood Pressure:     Time:  1028     BP:  152/67     Pulse:  52

Temperature:     Time:  1045     Reading:  99.0

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 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 sure why her blood sugar is higher than normal this morning. Could be the antibiotics but, at least, no more Christmas dessert muffins. We're done with those and, although they were good, I'm relieved.
    Her blood pressure was high because she awoke on her own only an hour after I'd awakened and I wasn't ready for her, so, while not mean, I was very short with her. I tried to be otherwise because she was in such a good mood, but I wasn't ready to interract with anyone, yet. I am pleased that she awoke on her own. She thought, last night, that she'd sleep 'till noon. So did I. I guess I'm going to have to go to bed earlier and get up earlier.
    Temperature back to normal. I expect that she may have a few more evenings of a touch high then back to normal in the morning. We'll see.

Lunch

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1540     Reading:  145

Blood Pressure:     No longer taken at this     time unless necessary

Lunch:  1550  & 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

    Everything pretty much as expected; I did think her blood sugar might be lower but I'll probably have to wait for that until she's done with her course of antibiotics.

Dinner

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1937     Reading:  86

Blood Pressure:     Time:  1938     BP:  146/70     Pulse:  57

Temperature:     Time:  1940     Reading:  100.4

Dinner:  2000  & Meds What she ate:  approx 2 cups Mac & Cheese with added onion, green pepper, celery, white cheddar cheese, ground beef and sausage
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 given at 2200 tonight	to pull her out of what I hope is her temporarily severely anemic state
vitamin C/500 mg	1 tab with iron supplement - given at 2200 tonight	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
291.66 mg Augmentin	with meal	to address UTI
500 mg acetaminophen	1 tablet with meal	to address low grade fever

    Tonight, because her feet were slightly swollen, I think her blood pressure is legitimately high. Might be an effect of the antibiotic, or the fighting of the infection going on in her body. Her blood sugar, though, is back to normal, which is good. No more muffins for awhile. I am beginning to wonder if her "low grade fever" in the evening is a low grade fever or if it is common for her to run an arterial temperature of 100.4 in the evening. I think, tomorrow, if I get the same reading, I'll forget about the acetaminophen and see what her temperature is like Tuesday morning.
    I got in a 3rd dose of iron tonight. I'm planning on doing this tomorrow, too, then we'll have her blood drawn for the CBC on Tuesday. That will give the results enough time to filter down to her PCP's office in Mesa before Friday.