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Start the diet 24 hours before arrival and avoid sugar and high carbohydrate foods such as white rice, breads, fruits, pastries, and cookies. 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The food items listed below and the sample menu are only suggestions. It is not necessary to consume all food items listed. If you wish, you can substitute other low carbohydrate foods for the ones recommended below. Most importantly, avoid sugar and other high carbohydrate foods such as white rice, white breads, fruits, pastries, and cookies.  \nOn the day of your scan, you must fast for 6 hours prior to the exam (Diabetic patients must fast for 4 hours prior to exam) . Use the diet suggestions for breakfast if your exam is scheduled for the afternoon. Although you are asked to fast, you may drink as much water as you wish.  \nSuggested Foods:  \nProtein:  \nNon-breaded beef, chicken, turkey, fish, pork, lamb or ham (without honey), hot dogs, lunch meats, fish, shellfish or crab, peanut butter (1-2 servings total), most nuts or sunflower seeds (2 ounces total) and eggs.  \nDairy:  \nLow-fat cottage cheese, light yogurt, sour cream or butter.  \nVegetables:  \nGreen beans, asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, lettuce, mushrooms, radishes, spinach or zucchini.  \nCondiments:  \nMayonnaise, salad dressing and barbeque sauce (those with 3g or less per serving of carbohydrates), oil, vinegar, mustard, hot sauce, tartar sauce, olives, dill pickles.  \nSample Menu:  \nBreakfast: 1 medium fresh orange or 1 small banana, 1 slice whole wheat toast, ½ cup bran or high fiber cereal, 1 cup low fat milk, 1 teaspoon margarine, sugar substitute.  \nLunch: 3oz turkey, tuna or roast beef sandwich on 100% whole wheat bread, lettuce and tomato, 2 teaspoons mayonnaise, 1 cup low fat milk, 1 small fresh apple  \nDinner: 3oz meat, poultry or fish, 2/3 cup brown rice or whole wheat pasta, 1 cup non-starchy vegetable (such as broccoli, spinach, green beans, etc. ), 1 cup tossed salad, 1 teaspoon margarine, 1 tablespoon salad dressing, 1 cup low fat milk, 1 cup berries.  \nSnack: 1-2 ounces cheese, 6 whole grain crackers  \nPlease avoid caffeinated beverages 24 hours before your scan and drink 8 cups of fluid per day in the form of milk, sugar free drinks and water.  \nDiabetic Patients:  \n1. Please take your usual insulin and oral medications the day before the scan. Please do not use any long acting or 70/30 insulin after midnight.  \n2. Fast (except water and non-diabetic medications after morning) .  \n3. On the morning of your PET scan, please hold all insulin and oral medications.  \n4. If your PET is scheduled after 10:00am:  \na. Eat a low carbohydrate breakfast at least 4 hours prior to your appointment.  \nb. Inject ½ dose of short acting insulin or take your regular dose or oral medications at least 4 hours prior to your appointment.  \nc. Do not use long acting insulin after midnight.  \n5. Fasting blood sugar greater than 200 but less than 300 will be re-checked and attempted to be brought down with water.  \n6. Fasting blood sugar greater than 300 will have to be rescheduled, except those with brittle unstable diabetes.","cbCailzvZDZ5XeM1","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailzvZDZ5XeM1","pdf",196210,"English","# Dietary preparation for PET-CT\n## 24 hours before arrival\n## Scan-day fasting rules\n## Suggested food categories\n## Sample meal plan\n## Medication guidance for diabetic patients\n## Blood sugar thresholds and actions","[{\"question\":\"Why is a low carbohydrate/high protein diet required before a PET-CT scan?\",\"answer\":\"It supports normal distribution of the radioactive glucose (F18-FDG) in the body during the exam.\"},{\"question\":\"What fasting instructions apply on the day of the scan, and what can diabetics do?\",\"answer\":\"Non-diabetic patients must fast for 6 hours prior to the exam (diabetic patients for 4 hours). 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