October Google sheet, includes blood glucose levels, foods eaten, blood pressure and heart rate twice daily: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1o0dqJART3R--OYsTqrsrDtGR4ywiwIEMlhL31ljZ2AI/edit?gid=0#gid=0

 

1 October - Wednesday

OT

141; 116/75 - 100

177; 124/75 - 108

 

2 October - Thursday

144; 115/76 - 106

116; 119/79 - 109

 

3 October - Friday

Omaha show

145; 123/73 - 102

No evening readings

Drove partway to Omaha, very conscious of mental effort of driving once I stopped. Slept moderately well.

 

4 October - Saturday

Omaha show

149

127

Very conscious of the mental strain of being alert, interactive, around bright lights. Slept okay.

 

 

5 October - Sunday

Omaha show

142

165; 131/78 - 107

Didn't feel too good in the morning, had to lay down behind booth for a few minutes, felt better in afternoon. Slept well when we got home.

 

6 October - Monday

135; 135/79 - 101

99; 127/79 - 101

 

7 October - Tuesday

OT

136; 126/85 - 99

141; 124/75 - 105

 

8 October - Wednesday

134; 136/77 - 102

157; 143/78 - 110

SHIIP appointment; had to sit down to rest in hallway by cafeteria while talking to Karen. Brain fatigue.

 

9 October - Thursday

Concussion specialist

170; 112/80 - 102

99; 127/82 - 108

Walked 10 minutes; exhausting

 

10 October - Friday

OT; Mounjaro 2.5mg in right belly

153; 117/79 - 100

129; 118/76 - 108

Walked 10 minutes

 

11 October - Saturday

132; 108/79 - 113

118; 117/77 - 107

Walked 10 minutes

 

12 October - Sunday

122; 118/74 - 106

103; 124/81 - 103

Walked 10 minutes

 

13 October - Monday

OT

121; 135/82 - 119

143; 119/81 - 109

Walked 15 minutes

 

14 October - Tuesday

OT

123; 123/80 - 100

97; 121/77 - 105

Walked 15 minutes

 

15 October - Wednesday

Raydeen; Mounjaro 2.5mg in right upper arm

117; 115/81 - 108

106; 118/82 - 109

Walked 15 minutes

 

16 October - Thursday

114; 102/69 - 107

97; 115/76 - 107

Walked 15 minutes

 

17 October - Friday

Des Moines show

111; 111/72 - 107

116

Felt good all day, setup was no problem. Slept very poorly, had anxiety dreams (unusual)

 

18 October - Saturday

Des Moines show

112

103

Felt fatigued, even a little nauseous in the morning. Had to sit down on the way to the bathroom. Mark and others who know me mentioned that I looked awful. Concentrated on staying hydrated and eating well, felt better by afternoon but not great. Slept moderately better with some anxiety dreams.

 

19 October - Sunday

Des Moines show

90

68; 130/84 - 107

Felt better, only a moment or two of nausea in the morning, improved as the day went on. Slept well at home with regular dream activity.

 

20 October - Monday

OT

96; 120/77 - 108

130; 116/79 - 113

Walked 20 minutes but felt brain/body fatigue after about 12 minutes. Felt great in the morning, neither dizzy nor lightheaded. Drove to Lamoni, then HyVee in Mt Ayr, felt some brain fatigue and sat in the chairs by the pharmacy to collect myself. Felt better after brief rest, OT and rest of the day (apart from walk/brain fatigue in evening) was unremarkable. Slept well, anxiety work dreams.

 

21 October - Tuesday

109; 131/83 - 102

85; 123/75 - 99

Walked 20 minutes

Felt good in morning, spoke on phone to SHIIP client at laundry for 33 minutes, was dizzy and slightly nauseous afterward.

 

22 October - Wednesday

Mounjaro 2.5mg in right thigh

114; 118/76 - 105

106; 114/75 - 108

Walked 20 minutes

Slept well last night. Cleaned 2 litter boxes, felt good with light-headedness after exercises.

 

23 October - Thursday

Concussion specialist

108; 130/81 - 110

87; 124/78 - 107

Walked 20 minutes

Slept well last night, cleaned 2 litterboxes, anxiety before video call prompted light-headedness and nausea.

 

24 October - Friday

102; 117/78 - 109

81; 117/77 - 106

Walked 20 minutes

Slept well last night; more light-headed this morning. Felt nauseous after making SHIIP calls.

 

25 October - Saturday

107; 108/75 - 116

99; 118/79 - 107

Walked 20 minutes

Slept well, did a good job of balancing screen and analog time.

 

26 October - Sunday

104; 123/76 - 102

125; 127/77 - 107

Walked 20 minutes

Slept well

 

27 October - Monday

99; 119/77 - 100

103; 127/81 - 109

Walked 25 minutes

Slept well but fewer than 8 hours, sore hip. More light-headed in the morning.

 

28 October - Tuesday

Raydeen and OT

109; 127/78 - 107

93; 118/80 - 104

Walked 25 minutes

Slept well but awake from 3 to 5am. Made it through a busy day without incident = progress!

 

29 October - Wednesday

Mounjaro 2.5mg in left belly

106; 118/80 - 107

107; 124/81 - 106

Walked 25 minutes

Slept well, 9 hours

 

30 October - Thursday

103; 111/80 - 104

109; 127/77 - 101

Walked 25 minutes

Slept well; election training then sat down in HyVee

 

31 October - Friday

Flea market

108; 124/80 - 105

60; 118/76 - 102

Walked 25 minutes

Slept well

 

November Google sheet, includes blood glucose levels, foods eaten, blood pressure and heart rate twice daily: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1obyvJHZgJfVa33QxRq13v1qQu5PDvXOxLP0hpoH-go8/edit?gid=0#gid=0

 

1 November - Saturday

Discontinue 25mg Jardiance; flea market and day out with Sandy

102; 118/78 - 103

102 three hours after dinner; 126/81 - 104

Walked 25 minutes

Slept well but up early because of cats 

 

2 November - Sunday

flea market

124; 108/80 - 111

119; 130/78 - 107

Walked 30 minutes

Slept well

 

3 November - Monday

125; 121/80 - 103

121; 121/76 - 108

Walked 30 minutes

Slept well

 

4 November - Tuesday

Election day

132; 117/80 - 105

126

Walked 30 minutes

Slept well

 

5 November - Wednesday

Mounjaro 5mg in left upper arm

147; 117/80 - 99

135; 127/77 - 101

Walked 30 minutes

Slept well

 

6 November - Thursday

119; 125/80 - 104

99; 121/89 - 100

Walked 30 minutes

Slept well. Mild nausea from noon, lots of burping.

 

7 November - Friday

Randy's show

114; 128/82 - 112

108, 90 minutes after eating

Slept well, took a while to fall asleep. Had a moment when I thought I would have to lay down at show. 

 

8 November - Saturday

Randy's show

131

62, then retested with the same drop of blood and got 117

Slept well. In bed Friday night for 11 hours but slept 8 or 9 hours of that time.

Wore sunglasses at show all day. Felt a little unsteady and weak but much better than yesterday. Never felt like I neeed to lay down on the floor.

 

9 November - Sunday

Randy's show

144

117; 138/82 - 113

Slept well

 

10 November - Monday

126; 130/81 - 108

104; 121/79 - 103

Slept well. More light-headed than usual in the morning, even compared with other Mondays after a show. Wore sunglasses all weekend.

 

11 November - Tuesday

OT

125; 121/77 - 104

128; 121/77 - 106

Walked 30 minutes

Slept well

 

12 November - Wednesday

Mounjaro 5mg in left thigh

142; 118/78 - 104

115; 117/81 - 108

Walked 30 minutes

Slept well

 

13 November - Thursday

108; 118/80 - 106

119; 124/79 - 103

Walked 30 minutes

Slept well, felt light-headed and dizzy all day. Did not feel the mild nausea and need to burp as happened last Thursday.

 

14 November - Friday

110; 121/90 - 104

129/80 - 102 retest

146; 117/79 - 113

Walked 30 minutes

Slept pretty well, had a hard time settling in.

 

15 November - Saturday

118; 117/78 - 107

133; 130/78 - 107

Walked 30 minutes

Slept well

 

16 November - Sunday

118; 118/79 - 108

119; 117/77 - 118

Walked 30 minutes

Slept well

 

17 November - Monday

OT

119; 111/78 - 105

142; 124/77 - 105

Walked 30 minutes

Tai chi walking 10 minutes

Slept well

 

18 November - Tuesday

132; 117/78 - 105

109; 119/78 - 107

Walked 30 minutes; TCW 10 minutes

Slept well but went to bed around 2 hours late, got up at normal time

 

19 November - Wednesday

Mounjaro 5mg right abdomen

114; 118/80 - 109

112; 115/78 - 110

Walked 30 minutes; tcw 10 minutes

Slept well

 

20 November - Thursday

105; 121/73 - 106

108; 108/75 - 112

Walked 30 minutes; tcw 10

Slept poorly, Mark up a lot

 

21 November - Friday

KCM

117

117

Slept well but only for about 6 hours; had to sit on the floor after talking to Karen and Debbie for a little bit. Surroundings far too stimulating and awake for 12 hours before the show even started, awake nearly 22 hours by bedtime.

 

22 November - Saturday

KCM

125

115

Slept well, 7 hours, but still tired upon waking. Brain overwhelmed today and sometimes weepy.

 

23 November - Sunday

KCM

117

96 measured 3 hours after very light snack

Slept okay but awake for a few hours in the early morning, about 5.5 hours total. Brain more overwhelmed today, and weepy.

 

24 November - Monday

111; 119/79 - 111

116; 127/77 - 104

Walked 30 minutes; tcw 10 minutes

Slept well, 7 hours

 

25 November - Tuesday

Concussion specialist

127; 118/76 - 110

109; 118/72 - 111

Walked 30 minutes; tcw 20 minutes

Slept well, 9 hours

 

26 November - Wednesday

Mounjaro 5mg in left abdomen; OT

110; 116/86 - 107

130; 115/73 - 106

Walked 30 minutes; tcw 20 minutes

Slept well, 8 hours overall but interrupted by dodgy tummy early on

 

27 November - Thursday

124

112

Walked 30 minutes, tcw 20

Slept well, 12 hours

 

28 November - Friday

110

92

Walked 30 minutes, tcw 30 minutes

Slept okay, 7 - 8 hours, tossed around due to joint discomfort. Tired upon waking.

 

29 November - Saturday

129; 112/87 - 120

109; 124/78 - 108

Walked 30 minutes; tcw 30

Slept well, 9 hours

 

30 November - Sunday

136; 128/86 - 115

106; 125/79 - 102

Walked 30 minutes, tcw 30

Slept well, 10 hours

 

 

 

December Google sheet, includes blood glucose levels, foods eaten, blood pressure and heart rate twice daily: 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ejYREEn86Fhq31Wy9DR_KHe_q-iQ5XDCir57v3J73f8/edit?gid=0#gid=0

 

1 December - Monday

129; 112/83 - 113

108; 127/80 - 109

Walked 30 minutes; tcw 30 minutes

Slept okay, 7 hours, had a hard time settling in after getting up during the night.

 

2 December - Tuesday

OT and Raydeen

126; 99/74 - 110

117; 124/76 - 100

Walked 30 minutes; tcw 30 minutes

Slept well, 10 hourd

 

3 December - Wednesday

Mounjaro 7.5mg in left abdomen

114/ 99/70 - 103

Walked 30 minutes; tcw 30

120; 118/77 - 101

Slept well but had a hard time getting back to sleep, 6.5 hours

 

4 December - Thursday

124; 115/78 - 104

104; 131/82 - 106

Walked 30 minutes; tcw 40 minutes

Slept 7 restless hours. Mark up with stomach issues all night plus too much screen time yesterday.

 

5 December - Friday

Flea market

127; 112/75 - 111

99; 130/81 - 104

Walked 40 minutes, tcw 40 minutes

Slept well, 10 hours.  Noticed bacon made me a little queasy.

 

6 December - Saturday

Flea market

120; 127/77 - 106

107; 119/83 - 103

Walked 30 minutes; tcw 40 minutes

Slept okay, 7-8 hours, a little restless

 

7 December - Sunday

Flea market

128; 111/77 - 110

111; 118/82 - 106

Walked 30 minutes; tcw 30 minutes

Slept well, 9.5 hours

 

8 December - Monday

123; 109/82 - 111

100; 118/82 - 107

Walked 30 minutes; tcw 30 minutes

Slept well, 9 hours

 

9 December - Tuesday

111; 112/76 - 110

103; 116/72 - 103

Walked 30 minutes; tcw 40 minutes

Slept well, 9 hours

 

10 December - Wednesday

Mounjaro 7.5mg in right abdomen

121; 116/76 - 113

120; 129/85 - 106

Walked 30 minutes, tcw 30 minutes

Slept well, 10 hours

 

11 December - Thursday

119; 114/74 - 110

No evening readings

Slept terribly, under 2 hours. Took a 2-hour nap.

Lifted the 18-pound cat carrier, had blurry vision in my right eye for a few hours.

 

12 December - Friday

113; 108/75 - 119

106; 112/78 - 108

Walked 30 minutes; tcw 30 minutes

Slept well, 15 hours

 

13 December - Saturday

132; 117/75 - 117

107; 118/80 - 109

Walked 30 minutes; tcw 30

Slept okay, 8 hours

 

 

14 December - Sunday

111; 108/79 - 108

112; 118/78 - 106

Walked 30 minutes, tcw 30 minutes

Slept okay, 8 hours

 

15 December - Monday

124; 110/78 - 106

119; 121/76 - 107

Walked 30 minutes, tcw 30 minutes

Slept well, 8 hours

Had a brain overwhelm moment, Sat down at computer after taking a shower, felt my brain freeze as it did at Randy's during set up. Leaned forward to put my head down on the table and the feeling passed. Had not been dizzy when it hit, but was dizzy for a while afterward.

 

16 December - Tuesday

122; 124/80 - 115

99; 133/75 - 104

Walked 30 minutes; tcw 30 minutes

Slept 7 hours, a bit restless

 

17 December - Wednesday

Mounjaro 7.5mg in left abdomen

116; 118/79 - 108

112; 124/77 - 103

Walked 30 minutes; tcw 30 minutes

Slept well, 8 hours

 

18 December - Thursday

119; 111/83 - 112

101; 123/81 - 105

Walked 30 minutes, tcw 30 minutes

Slept okay, 8 hours

 

19 December - Friday

118; 117/80 - 113

112; 117/81 - 112

Walked 30 minutes; tcw 30 minutes

Slept well 9 hours

 

20 December - Saturday

117; 116/84 - 114

109; 131/85 - 105

Walked 30 minutes; tcw 30 minutes

Slept well 9 hours

 

21 December - Sunday

124; 110/75 - 113

119; 117/79 - 113

Walked 30 minutes, tcw 30 minutes

Slept so-so, 7 hours

 

22 December - Monday

112; 108/74 - 113

97; 118/78 - 107

Walked 30 minutes, tcw 30 minutes

Slept well, 9 hours

 

23 December - Tuesday

Concussion specialist

105; 98/72 - 108

131; 114/72 - 104

Walked 30 minutes; tcw 30 minutes

Slept so-so, 7 hours

 

24 December - Wednesday

Mounjaro 7.5 mg right abdomen

109; 119/75 - 105

116; 114/73 - 110

30 minutes walking, tcw 30 minutes

Slept well, 9 hours

 

25 December - Thursday

109; 111/74 - 104

103; 119/76 - 102

Walked 30 minutes; tcw 30 minutes

Restless sleep, 6 hours, sore hip

 

26 December - Friday

123; 106/74 - 108

105; 118/79 - 109

Walked 30 minutes, tcw 35 minutes

Slept well, 9 hours

 

27 December - Saturday

115; 115/77 - 108

110; 111/79 - 108

Walked 30 minutes, tcw 30 minutes

Slept okay, 7 hours

 

28 December - Sunday

116; 114/77 - 104

100; 118/76 - 103

Walked 30 minutes; tcw 35 minutes

Slept well, 9 hours

 

29 December - Monday

Raydeen 

121; 112/73 - 104

149; 128/78 - 103

Walked 30 minutes, tcw 35 minutes

Slept 8 hours, restless

 

30 December - Tuesday

Began Jardiance 25mg once daily

108; 108/80 104 

118; 114/74 - 104

walked 30 minutes, tcw 35

Slept well, 10 hours

 

 

31 December - Wednesday

Began Mounjaro 10mg in left abdomen, began flaxseed oil 1400mg capsule once daily

114; 112/73 - 107

99; 119/77 - 106

Walked 30 minutes, tcw 35 minutes

Slept well, 7 hours