Today's Stats:

BM Non-stat Breakfast

Breakfast:  1225  & Meds What she ate:  2 hard over egg, heavily peppered 2 slices thick cut sugar cured lean bacon 2 slice toasted oat bran bread with 1.5 tbl Fleischmann's margarine (one slice of toast served at 1315 when she took her antibiotic 1/4 tsp cinnamon on bread 6 oz tangerine juice diluted w/8 oz water
Med/Dose	Administration	Explanation
Niferex-150 [150 mg elemental iron]	1 hour before breakfast: 1115	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
Augmentin/437.5 mg mg	1/2 875 mg tablet with food and 2 hours after iron	standard breakfast supplement; a natural antibiotic and anti-coagulant
1/2 cup pure cranberry juice w/12 oz water	with antibiotic: 1315	standard twice a day supplement for kidney protection and enhancement of waste management

    Although her appetite is hearty, I can tell she's not feeling "up to par", as she would put it. She ate well, though, looks good. I think it's the UTI.
    Her Bowel Movement was of fair volume, very good consistency and excellent elimination, occurring at 1130, while we were bathing here. This is becoming a typical time for her to eliminate, which works out well.

Non-stat Lunch

Lunch:  1615  & Meds What she ate:  8 oz artificially sweetened, low fat raspberry yoghurt 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	1/2 1000 mg tab with iron supplement	helps the body metabolize iron

    You'll notice I took DetrolLA off her lunch plate. In case it's fooling around with her urinary tract's ability to rid itself of infection, I decided to suspend the trial.
    Her energy level is very low today, but her appetite remains good.

Dinner

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1943     Reading:  86

Blood Pressure:     Time:  1945     BP:  107/44     Pulse:  59

Temperature:     Time:  2105     Reading:  100.4

Dinner:  2000  & Meds What she ate:  approx 4 oz roasted ham with curry glaze 1 small yam with loads of margarine 11.5 oz V-8 juice
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/1.25 mg	1/4 of 5 mg tab with meal	went down a notch because her blood pressure, while pretty much within her usual realm, is so low
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
acetaminophen/1000 mg	2 500 mg tablets just before bed with glass of water	for low grade fever and achiness/stiffness

    Her blood pressure was unusually low, considering how high it's been for awhile. I think she may be a little dehydrated. I'm trying to keep an eye on her fluids but she's spending a lot of time in bed, right now. At any rate, I cut her lisinopril back to 1.25 mg. It's been awhile since I've administered that little of a dose!
    I took her temperature. I'm not sure that she's running any more of a low grade fever than is normal for her at bedtime, but because we're still dealing with the UTI, I didn't think it would hurt to give her some acetaminophen.
    She complained, tonight, of being "more tired than usual". It's gotta be the infection. Well, one way or another, we'll get this one cleared up. She ate well, though. Really well.