Three Quarter and One Stat Day:

Blood Glucose:     Time:  1421     Reading:  119

A.M. Blood Pressure:     Time:  1441     BP:  151/72     Pulse:  51

P.M. Blood Glucose:     Time:  2144     Reading:  233	P.M. Blood Pressure:     Not taken
Bedtime Blood Glucose:     Time:  0048, 10/15/06     Reading:  150

    Well, needless to say, although I roused her at 1400, for some reason it was hard to get her moving, but we made it.
    Breakfast: Not quite normal: Included a very rich cranberry scone, one of a batch I decided to make instead of pumbpkin cranberry muffins.
    Lunch: Normal.
    Dinner: Cobb salad with the usual suspects, roasted chicken as the meat.
    It should be obvious why I decided to take her blood glucose again about an hour before she retired: The extraordinary reading taken at dinner, due, I'm sure, to the cranberry scone. Since it seemed to be going down quite nicely just under the influence of her dinner glipizide and the Cobb salad (which was hearty but full of vegetables and chicken), I figured she was fine without a third dose.
    She retired at 0100, 10/15/06. Her light went out at 0130.

BM Half Stat Day:

A.M. Blood Glucose:     Time:  1526     Reading:  135

A.M. Blood Pressure:     Not taken

P.M. Blood Glucose:     Time:  2241     Reading:  143

Blood Pressure:     Not taken

    Breakfast: Normal.
    Lunch: Normal.
    Dinner: Tuna fish sandwiches w/lots of chopped Bermuda onion and celery on Bavarian sweet dark wheat bread; pickled (no sugar) asparagus spears.
    Bowel Movement occurred at 1505: Good volume; excellent consistency; very easy elimination; very easy clean-up.
    Retired at 0145, 10/14/06. Light not out as of this writing. Will check back. She retired at 0200, straight up.

Three Quarter Stat Day:

A.M. Blood Glucose:     Time:  1357     Reading:  155

A.M. Blood Pressure:     Time:  1403     BP:  139/65     Pulse:  53

P.M. Blood Glucose:     Time:  2036     Reading:  137

P.M. Blood Pressure:     Not taken

    Breakfast: Normal.
    Lunch: Normal.
    Dinner: Chicken roasted with garlic, lemon grass and an herb mixture; Uncle Ben's Brown and Wild Rice; steamed broccoli and Brussels sprouts with Hollandaise sauce.
    Retired at 0145, 10/13/06; late for her, but she was spritely right up to retirement, probably because her day started verrry slow; it took a half hour after I started rousing her to get her into a position to take her blood glucose. Light out at 0200.

BM Three Quarter Stat Day:

A.M. Blood Glucose:     Time:  1344     Reading:  148

A.M. Blood Pressure:     Time:  1352     BP:  136/69     Pulse:  57

P.M. Blood Glucose:     Time:  2004     Reading:  141

P.M. Blood Pressure:     Not taken

    Breakfast: Normal.
    Lunch: Coffee and peanuts.
    Dinner: Sauerkraut w/a mixture of kielbasa and very lean beef stick; sourdough garlic cheese bread.
    Bowel Movment occurred at 1345: Good volume; excellent consistency; very easy elimination; slightly challenging clean-up.
    Leg-rubdown: 2345.
    Retired: 0030, 10/11/06. Light out: 0100.

Combined Stats: 10/8 - 10/10/06

10/8/06: BM Quarter Stats

A.M. Blood Glucose:     Time:  1214     Reading:  138

A.M. Blood Pressure:     Time:Not taken

    Breakfast: Normal.
    Lunch: Normal.
    Dinner: Tuna sandwiches and pickled (without sugar) asparagus spears.
    Bowel Movement occurred at 1430: Good volume; slightly smeary consistency; very easy elimination; slightly challenging clean-up.

10/9/06: BM No Stats
    Breakfast: Normal.
    No lunch.
    Dinner: Popcorn with margarine; V-8 juice w/1 tsp curry powder; three pieces chocolate candy.
    Bowel Movement occurred at 2335: Fair volume; good consistency; very easy elimination; slightly challenging clean-up.
    Retired at 2355. Light out at 0030, 10/10/06.

10/10/06: No Stats
    Breakfast: Normal.
    Lunch: Coffee and peanuts.
    Dinner: French onion soup with croutons and melted swiss and Parmesan cheese; slices of a very lean beef stick sausage.
    Initially retired at 0030, 10/11/06. Was up several times to go to the bathroom. I suspect she didn't sleep between visits, except between the ones at 0215 and 0300. She kept me busy. I'm sure she considers that she was busy, as well. I'm letting her sleep in "tomorrow".

Overview: 10/2/06 - 10/9/06

    Over this period I've been very relaxed about everything in our life, including Mom's stats and remembering what she ate for dinner. All breakfasts and lunches have been normal, that much I do remember. I also thought to record her bowel movements on post its. Curious.
    Movement has been below normal. I've been letting her move as she wishes and she hasn't been interested in moving much. Nothing formal. No walkering sessions anywhere. She went to the grocery once with me during this period, although I can't remember which day. She walkered a little, then noticed a bench as a part of a display and sat on it for the rest of the trip.
    I haven't been recording her retirement times. Mostly, she's been going to bed between midnight and 0100 of the day following the date of the stats. There was one night, I recall, when she was up until 0200, but can't remember when that morning was.
    Mostly, I've been dropping the BP stats and the evening BG's. It's all been very laid back. Not sure what how long I'll continue this. We'll see.
    For three days I haven't rubbed down her legs at night, but I recommenced this on the night of 10/9/06.