On to the next steps in the day.

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BP of 122/84 pulse of 74.  Blood sugar at 164 fasting.  But, the bp is not official.  It is raw.  Before water, medicine, coffee, anything.  I took medicine right after taking the readings.  And, I'll finish up the electrolyte vinegar tonic, then in another hour, check bp again.  That will be the official number.  Just want to see what it is before medicine.

To be honest, at that number, I am a bit worried.  It could drop very quickly, and by a lot.  These medicines are extremely potent.  Still, for now, reductions in medicine have to be tempered.  And, in truth, I may be being a bit hasty in the reduction.  Down half the most serious of medications, and the dropping of one of the minor medications whole.

Still a bit clumsy of foot.  Not to the point of pure stumbling, but there is some stumble in my gate.  I have to be somewhat careful when walking, currently.  It isn't just the foot (or the feel of the foot).  There is some balance issues on top of it.  I am needing to be careful, when walking, something I have never had as an issue before.  Even when I couldn't focus, walking has never been a problem.

If I hadn't changed my diet, what turns out to be drastically, I would be much more concerned.  Hard to imagine that between three and ten drops of something in a diet could... mean that much.  But that seems to be all of it.  The last of a non-carb diet.  The cleaning up of the final edges.  And the pain, though, of getting used to this new diet is incredible.  It feels like my muscles, from my shoulders, to biceps, to rib muscles, to legs, all hurt.  As if having been used to starvation, and maybe beaten as well.

I am taking the acetaminophen this morning.  It's all I have.  The pain isn't as severe as it was last night, but... it's... still there.  Not the same places.  It isn't so much in the bones, as the worst of it... muscle-skeletal, neck and shoulders, last night.  It is just muscle aches today.  And, nowhere near the severity.  It was brutal, last night.  Just... annoying this morning.

Still, better.  And, hoping to improve more as things go.  I think cutting medicine will help.  If need be, I'll cut it more.  But I would like to give it a few days before cutting further.  Or considering that.  It sort of depends.  If bp drops a lot, on the medicine as is... even staying where it is as read first thing?  I'll cut more.  The other new medicine could be cut in half, as a next step.  If that doesn't allow it to rise a bit more, then I may cut the main pill in half again.

Step by step, I guess.  No coffee until I check bp again in an hour.  Two hours?  Two hours.  That will give the medicine time to act and be fully in functioning form.  After a few days of this, as things settle, I'll reduce testing to just a few hours after taking it.  When I can get more... consistent readings... and at the level I want them.  My goal is 140/90, give or take a bit.  Curious to see what it will take.  I have enough various medications to tinker to that level.

Blood sugar?  I don't know.  I am going to cut testing on that.  It makes me neurotic.  I will test fasting, an hour after waking.  Then, later, two hours after my first meal.  I'll just... have to see how things go.  139, 180, 157, and 164 have been the last four fasting reads.  With midday reads as high as 201 and low as 124 over the last four days.  Bleh.

Doing my best.  I'd like a few burgers before long.  As well, I may fry the bulk of the package, and use the burger crumble in a keto spaghetti noodle and sauce... see if I can eat that without too much fuss.  It's... close enough, to carnivore, for a rare occasional meal.  If I cheat, these days, it is into more general keto.  I think it will work.  Perhaps even get to a taco salad, if I can find lettuce, or salad whole, of some sort, prepared and ready, affordably.

I called my mother yesterday and this morning.  No response.  Either she is shutting her phone off or her phone is turned off.  I'm guessing the former.  Not feeling well, or angry about me getting ready to leave.  Oh well.  I can't do much about that.

Almost getting hungry.  Nausea remains, if it is light.  I may clean the griddle off.  It's pretty clean, and well set up.  This will just be... for... shits and giggles?  To do something?  Or such.  Later.