BM No Stat Day:

    This was pretty much a sleep day for Mom. Breakfast included a substitution of Polish sausage for bacon.
    Throughout the day when she was up we watched a movie, which she enjoyed, and ate light "movie food"; popcorn with butter and V-8 juice. That was dinner.
    Her Bowel Movement occurred at 2100: Very good volume; somewhat smeary consistency; easy elimination; somewhat challenging clean-up.
One stat. Bedtime at 0030.

Full Stat Day:

A.M. Blood Glucose:     Time:  1210     Reading:  148

A.M. Blood Pressure:     Time:  1206     BP:  135/63     Pulse:  58

P.M. Blood Glucose:     Time:  2110     Reading:  93

P.M. Blood Pressure:     Time:  2107     BP:  147/71     Pulse:  56

    Her high BP over the last few days has been puzzling me; until I remembered that for the last three days I've been forgetting to rub down her legs at night. Caregiver burnout hazard territory, I guess. It comes and goes. Anyway, I'm disgusted with myself about this. I'm going to try hard not to let it happen again.
    Otherwise, things look good. Her BG is about right, considering what we've been eating "the night before". Breakfast today was normal. Lunch was normal and included her second iron capsule. Dinner was my usual Mac & Cheese mixture with extra meat, onions, celery, green pepper, garlic, sundried tomatoes and extra Vermont white extra sharp cheddar cheese.
    She retired at 0015, 5/20/05. Her light went out at 0045.

BM Back to No Stat Day:

    I let her sleep in later than usual. I wasn't up to dealing with her. I can't remember when she awoke but it was well after noon. We did get three meals in, though, so it wasn't that late. Breakfast was normal. Lunch was normal, including her second iron capsule. For dinner Mom requested "something fun", which is a bit hard, if you know what I mean. I finally decided on well buttered popcorn (she ate practically the whole bag; I wasn't in the mood for popcorn) and pineapple-in-its-own-juice slices; 5 apiece, to be exact. It was exactly what she wanted.
    Her Bowel Movement occurred at 0105, 5/19/06: Fairly poor volume; excellent consistency; very easy elimination; very easy clean-up.
    She retired at midnight, 05/19/06. Her light went off at 0030.

Back to Full Stat Day:

A.M. Blood Glucose:     Time:  1049     Reading:  180

A.M. Blood Pressure:     Time:  1108     BP:  140/69     Pulse:  59

P.M. Blood Glucose:     Time:  1955     Reading:  137

P.M. Blood Pressure:     Time:  1951     BP:  128/60     Pulse:  62

    I suppose I shouldn't be surprised at her A.M. BG, considering the cake and ice cream dinner last night, although I was certainly surprised at her BP. It may be explained by my inability to stop her from playing with Mr. Man while trying to take her BP, I hope, because she certainly looks drained of fluid.
    I was also surprised and pleased at her spritely arising so early, at 1040. I won't get my hopes up, though.
    Breakfast was the usual. Lunch was the usual. I did not forget her second iron capsule.
    For dinner I served buffalo wings, cottage cheese and, something else, let me think, what was it? It was a vegetable side dish, of that I'm sure, because I remember thinking as I served it: "Meat, dairy, spice (which is a food group in our house, since spices help control my mother's BG, as well as other benefits) and vegetables." Ah well, it's the 19th of May that I'm finishing this and I can't remember. Oh, yeah. Corn on the cob.
    She retired at 2345. Her light went out at 0015, 5/18/06.

BM No Stat Day:

    She awoke later than usual although I can't remember exactly the time: Sometime around 1500, I think. I let her go at her request at noon and again at 1330.
    She was not in the mood for stat taking, so I let this be, as well, for the day. I think the furosemide is taking it's toll, although she is not completely squeezed out, yet.
    We're back to bacon for breakfast. Only two meals today: breakfast and dinner, if it could be called that. "Do we have ice cream?" she asked.
    "Yes. Are you getting used to dessert after dinner? We didn't have any last night, you know."
    "That the problem. Any cake or anything?"
    "Yes, I think we might still have some chocolate cake in the freezer."
    "Good. Let's have that."
    "What about for dinner?"
    "Just that. That'll do."
    So, instead of the dinner I'd planned, it was the dinner she wanted, Just Desserts.
    Although she arose late, I got in all her pills, except one iron capsule. Nothing extra.
    Her Bowel Movement occurred at 2110: Fairly good volume; a bit less than good consistency, somewhat loose; very easy elimination; somewhat challenging clean-up.
    She retired at 2335. Her light went out at 0015, 5/17/06.

BM Full Stat Day:

A.M. Blood Glucose:     Time:  1225     Reading:  140

A.M. Blood Pressure:     Time:  1222     BP:  135/76     Pulse:  62

P.M. Blood Glucose:     Time:  2120     Reading:  96

P.M. Blood Pressure:     Time:  2117     BP:  149/73     Pulse:  54

    Again, for breakfast, I substituted the last of the HoneyBaked Ham slices for the usual bacon. No other food changes.
    Because her feet were more than a bit pudgy, I gave her 10 mg furosemide with her other upon-awakening medications. She received another 10 mg at night before bed. She also received an adult buffered aspirin at 1730 upon complaining of her back aching and her right knee feeling "iffy".
    BM at 1513: Very good volume; good consistency; very easy elmination; slightly smeary clean-up.
    For dinner I served a home made vegetable beef soup, which wasn't as good as either of us had imagined, but it was hearty. I think we are so used to hearty seasoning that I needed to be a bit more liberal with the herbs and spices. There was plenty left, so I will certainly bolster it when we eat it again.     She retired at 0005, 5/16/06. Her light went out at 0030.

Full Stat Day:

A.M. Blood Glucose:     Time:  1409     Reading:  144

A.M. Blood Pressure:     Time:  1359     BP:  138/65     Pulse:  61

P.M. Blood Glucose:     Time:  2102     Reading:  167

P.M. Blood Pressure:     Time:  2059     BP:  133/65     Pulse:  77

    Last night's dessert is showing up in Mom's morning blood glucose. I'm not sure what's going on with her blood pressure, except that this is yet another morning when her feet have been a bit pudgy when she awoke. I'm keeping my eye on it.
    Breakfast again substituted Honey Baked Ham slices for bacon and The Wildflower Bread Company's cranberry scones for toast. She did eat a light lunch of assorted pickles (including a few Bread & Butter pickles, not MCS's) and peanuts. Today, though, her evening BG wasn't nearly as high as it was yesterday after she downed a good quarter of a jar of those same B&B pickles.
    Although we'd planned something different, we both decided we'd rather have Cobb salad: Loads of chopped fresh vegetables; very lean, deli sliced pastrami; freshly grated Parmesan cheese; green pimiento stuffed olives; crumbled Nachos Doritos instead of croutons; home made Ranch dressing. We also had the second Mother's Day dessert: A slice of Ginger Biscotti cheesecake, also from The Wildflower Bread Company.
    No extra meds (the second glipizide is now no longer "extra"), but I forgot her second iron capsule.
    She retired at 2355. Her light went out at 0030, 5/15/06.