Current Med Doses And Typical Breakfast & Lunch

Breakfast:  Anywhere from 0930-1300  & Meds What she typically:  1 hard over egg, heavily peppered 3 slices thick cut sugar cured lean bacon 1 slice toasted oat bran bread, or a scone or muffin during spring and summer, 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]	1/2 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 tab with meal	given for kidney protection when her blood pressure can handle it and blood pressure control
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

Lunch:  Anywhere from 1400-1700  & Meds What she typically eats:  8 oz non-fat, artificially sweetened yoghurt 4-6 unpitted variety olives in a vinegar, olive oil, dill brine 11.5 oz V-8 juice or cranberry juice (as described below)
Med/Dose	Administration	Explanation
none at the moment

Dinner:  Anywhere from 1800-2100  & Meds What she ate:
Med/Dose	Administration	Explanation
100% Aloe Vera gel/1 oz	just before meal	helps increase the cells' sensitivity to insulin when used with glipizide
Niferex-150 [150 mg elemental iron]	just before 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 2.5 mg tab with meal	given for kidney protection when her blood pressure can handle it and blood pressure control
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

    Lately, she's only been drinking one "dose" of cranberry juice a day, usually at lunch or dinner. She "takes" it for kidney protection, enhancement of waste elimination and for its anti-oxidant properties. I serve her pure cranberry juice, about 6 oz., mixed with about 10 oz. water and two teaspoons of Splenda®, to make it more palatable to her. Occasionally she'll get two glasses a day, if she asks for it.
    Throughout the last "stat ketchup" period she has not taken any other medications, including Phillip's Milk of Magnesia (which I very occasionally administer for minor constipation) and acetaminophen (which I sometimes administer if she is exceedingly stiff or complaining of joint pain).
    Because her blood sugar remains under such good control, especially at lunch, I don't worry about a second "dose" of cinnamon, anymore. There are also days when she skips the V-8 juice, especially if we're having lots of vegetables in other ways.
    As the weather warms up (the warming is happening late this year) and she moves more, I expect that we'll be getting out more. This means that her lunches may become heartier, especially if we "take lunch/dinner out", which often happens when we are out and about. She loves to eat in restaurants. When we eat out, I let her have anything she wants. This isn't as food-hardy as it might seem, as her food choices have improved steadily and extraordinarily over the last more than a few years. If eating out frequently becomes the case, it will be interesting to see how her blood glucose levels respond, especially since she'll also be getting significantly more exercise.