Preparation Instructions

• • It is very important for you to manage your sugar intake prior to your exam.
  • 48 HOURS prior to Pet Scan no strenuous exercise, including Physical Therapy, lawn mowing or shoveling snow, should be done.
  • No gum chewing, and limit caffeine to (1) serving for 48hrs prior to PET scan.
  • Avoid cold temperatures and stay warm for forty-eight (48) hours prior to your appointment.
  • Please drink plenty of water the two (2) days prior to your appointment.
  • 48-72 HOURS Prior to PET Scan follow a low carbohydrate diet. If your blood sugar has been over 150 for the last three (3) days, follow these instructions for seventy-two (72) to ninety-six (96) hours.
    • Do Not Eat: Anything sugar sweetened, fruit or juice, bread, cereal, rice noodles, potatoes, corn, alcohol, or milk.
    • Food Allowed: All meats, chicken, fish, tofu, eggs, cheese, oil, butter, margarine, nuts, and non-starchy vegetables.

• If your fasting blood sugar is over 200 within the last three to five days, please contact the PET nurse at 402-334-4773, to discuss your options.
• If you are on an insulin pump, continue with the pump set at basal rate and consume water only four (4) hours prior to exam.
• No injectable insulin should be taken after midnight before your exam.
• Only water is allowed before your PET Scan
• You may take your medicine with water the morning of your test. Please hydrate this am.