Current Medication and Supplement Review:

The following is what I faxed to her PCP, today, in preparation for her upcoming appointment on 6/21/05, as an update of her current meds, supplements and how, when and why they are administered:

45 mins - 1 hour Before Breakfast:
  Niferex 150: 150 mg (elemental iron; 53% Ferrochel/47% polysaccharide iron complex)
  Vitamin C: 500 mg + 50 mg included in above med
  Cholest-Off: 900 mg plant sterols

1/2 hour to 45 minutes Before Breakfast:
  Protonix: 40 mg

With Breakfast:
  Glipizide: 10 mg
  Lisinopril: 2.5 mg
  Multivitamin for Seniors
  Folic Acid: 40 mcg
  Buffered Aspirin: 81 mg
  1/4 tsp Cinnamon - to increase cell sensitivity to insulin
  1 oz. 100% Aloe Vera Gel - to increase cell sensitivity to insulin
  1,250 mg Garlic
  12 oz cup Detox or Peach Detox tea (see notes below on ingredients)

1/2 Hour Before Dinner:
  Cholest-Off: 900 mg plant sterols

With Dinner:
  Glipizide: 10 mg
  Lisinopril: 2.5 mg
  Niferex 150: 150 mg (elemental iron; 53% Ferrochel/47% polysaccharide iron complex)
  Vitamin C: 500 mg + 50 mg included in above med
  Garlic: 1,250 mg
  Vitamin E: 400 IU
  Calcium/Vitamin D: 500/200
  1 oz. 100% Aloe Vera Gel - to increase cell sensitivity to insulin

Very Occasionally for Pain or Physical Discomfort:
  250 - 1000 mg acetaminophen - within the last week she’s been taking 1000 mg in the evening almost daily for back and muscle aches from walkering and exercise routine.

Other Dailies:
  Opticon A: Once or twice a day during allergy season for watering eyes
  Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride 2% Cream: Morning and night, after thorough washing, in thigh creases and around underwear area to alleviate and prevent irritation and itching from urine leakage.

Almost never unless necessary (I have all of these on hand):
  Metaclopramide for nausea (have not used since her last appointment)
  Furosemide for fluid retention (have used once, 20 mg [half a pill] since last appt.)
  Albuterol Inhaler (used twice this spring)
  Phillip’s Milk of Magnesia for minor constipation (have used three times since last appt.
  Docusate Sodium for constipation (recently purchased this as a substitute for Phillip’s since it doesn’t have magnesium in it - haven’t yet used it)

Uses Oxygen:
  3 Liters lately, when sleeping, because her allergies cause her nose to clog badly and this insures, on continuous flow, that she gets some oxygen at night.
  3 Liters when moving, depending on how vigorous the movement is
  2 Liters occasionally when sitting recently because of allergy season: When her nose clogs badly and she starts mouth breathing, I put her on it for awhile.

Testing Blood Pressure and Blood Sugar:
  Normally test once per day, alternating before breakfast, lunch and dinner, for about a week each. This week, previous to her appointment, I’ve been testing three times a day to give an all-meals daily review of what her numbers have been doing.

    Although I included a list of the ingredients of both detox teas I use with her, I'll not include it here. You can get those lists from the web site linked in earlier posts.