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I just set mine up after someone suggested. I have a spreadsheet and track: date; prednisone mg; sleep hrs: AM Pain Level; running miles; difficulty of the run; walking miles; lifting minutes; babysitting minutes; headache level; mental health rating; PM Pain level; weight; nap minutes; other actvity and notes.

How I feel on my run has been a good indicator of my health over the years, so I'm tracking it. I also have suffered from depression and battled headaches all my life, so I track that. I felt these were good indicators for me. But!

This is a learning experience, so I am not sure I'd pay too much attention to what I say. Just an example. I am open to suggestions from anyone! It would be nice if several of us tracked and compared. (As a side note, I also try to stick to an anti-inflammatory diet and watch my weight. I am down pretty low, but I've heard a lot of PMR patients lose weight despite the prednisone.)

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I too set up a spreadsheet to track dose and pain by day. I did it in Google Sheets and can get to it from my phone, pad, or desktop. If I get ambitious I might try to figure out how to graph it.