Non-Diabetic Patients:

No food for 6 hours prior to appointment (including gum, breath mints, cough drops, hard candy or anything that may contain sugar).

We recommend that you follow a high protein, low carbohydrate diet for 24 hours prior to the test to increase the quality of your PET images.

You are encouraged to drink as much water as you like.

All medications should be taken as directed by your physician, as long as they are tolerated on an empty stomach.
No strenuous exercising 24 hours prior to your appointment.

All Patients:

PWear warm, loose-fitting clothing; the scanning room tends to be quite cool. You will not be required to remove clothing prior to the scan unless it contains metal buttons, buckles, zippers, jewelry, or other metal fasteners.

Please notify the staff at our office if you might be pregnant.