Today's Stats:
BM Breakfast
Today was Mom's blood draw morning. As you can see, she was up earlier than usual I intended on awakening her at 0930. When I peaked in on her after finishing a phone conversation with MCS at 0915 Mom's eyes were open and she rose up off the pillow at the sight of my head peaking around the door at her.
I think this may be why her blood pressure is a bit higher than usual in the morning. She was wound and ready when she arose. She was probably wound and ready all night last night. I moved her up and around quickly, too. We were at the lab by 1040 a.m. I took her pressure twice because I couldn't believe how high it was. Typically, in the morning, completely relaxed in the bathroom on the toilet (the best place and time to take her blood pressure) before her bath, her blood pressure is the lowest it will be all day. But, today was a little different. Her first reading was 132/69 P-59 four minutes earlier than the above blood pressure, so you can see, it was simply taking her some time to settle down.
Her Bowel Movement occurred at about 1000: Poor volume; good consistency with some shit rocks; very easy elimination; very easy clean-up.
This was a fasting blood draw so she didn't eat breakfast until we arrived home. She was eating by 1145, which is a good hour and a half earlier than she usually eats breakfast. Surprisingly, at this hour, she's still up, watching Animal Planet.
Lunch
Looks good. She slept for quite awhile this afternoon; from 1430 - 1730. Since I already had dinner planned and sort of in the works and she wasn't that hungry, anyway, it was okay with me that all she wanted was some yoghurt and a small bowl of dry roasted peanuts and mixed nuts. As usual when she is on the border of dehydration, she didn't want anything to drink but her instant decaf coffee. Today I gave her a huge cup full. She drank it all.
Dinner
So, because she seems adverse to liquids this evening, I made something delicious and mushy: I altered the Beef Strogansauer recipe, left out the vinegar and added lots of two different types of curry powder. It added liquid to her food as well as the 16 oz glass of cranberry juice she drank. She was beginning to look very good when she went to bed, although she retired awfully early tonight: 2100. She wasn't, however, having any problems breathing and her skin was nice and pink.
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Blood Glucose: Time: 0921 Reading: 90 |
Blood Pressure: Time: 0944 BP: 129/62 Pulse: 59 |
Today was Mom's blood draw morning. As you can see, she was up earlier than usual I intended on awakening her at 0930. When I peaked in on her after finishing a phone conversation with MCS at 0915 Mom's eyes were open and she rose up off the pillow at the sight of my head peaking around the door at her.
I think this may be why her blood pressure is a bit higher than usual in the morning. She was wound and ready when she arose. She was probably wound and ready all night last night. I moved her up and around quickly, too. We were at the lab by 1040 a.m. I took her pressure twice because I couldn't believe how high it was. Typically, in the morning, completely relaxed in the bathroom on the toilet (the best place and time to take her blood pressure) before her bath, her blood pressure is the lowest it will be all day. But, today was a little different. Her first reading was 132/69 P-59 four minutes earlier than the above blood pressure, so you can see, it was simply taking her some time to settle down.
Her Bowel Movement occurred at about 1000: Poor volume; good consistency with some shit rocks; very easy elimination; very easy clean-up.
This was a fasting blood draw so she didn't eat breakfast until we arrived home. She was eating by 1145, which is a good hour and a half earlier than she usually eats breakfast. Surprisingly, at this hour, she's still up, watching Animal Planet.
Lunch
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Blood Glucose: Time: Not taken |
Blood Pressure: Time: 1727 BP: 114/58 Pulse: 66 |
Looks good. She slept for quite awhile this afternoon; from 1430 - 1730. Since I already had dinner planned and sort of in the works and she wasn't that hungry, anyway, it was okay with me that all she wanted was some yoghurt and a small bowl of dry roasted peanuts and mixed nuts. As usual when she is on the border of dehydration, she didn't want anything to drink but her instant decaf coffee. Today I gave her a huge cup full. She drank it all.
Dinner
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Blood Glucose: Time: 1937 Reading: 128 |
Blood Pressure: Time: 1936 BP: 115/47 Pulse: 66 |
So, because she seems adverse to liquids this evening, I made something delicious and mushy: I altered the Beef Strogansauer recipe, left out the vinegar and added lots of two different types of curry powder. It added liquid to her food as well as the 16 oz glass of cranberry juice she drank. She was beginning to look very good when she went to bed, although she retired awfully early tonight: 2100. She wasn't, however, having any problems breathing and her skin was nice and pink.
posted by Gail Rae @ 23:59
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