3 Hour Glucose Tolerance Test Diet Instructions (For use prior to standard Glucose Tolerance Test) This diet has been specially prepared for you. It is designed to supply the proper amounts of food needed to obtain an accurate test of how well your body burns carbohydrates. It is very important that you eat at least the amounts shown on the diet; however, you may eat more than these amounts, or additional types of food if desired, just be certain you eat everything listed on the diet. Snacks are permitted. 1. Eat the food listed each day for three days, plus anything else you desire.   2. No food or drink, except water, should be consumed after 10PM prior to the morning of the test.   Breakfast   Fruit (1 banana, 1 orange 1/2 grapefruit, or 1/2 cup juice) Cereal (1/2 cup) Bread (1 slice) Milk (1/2 cup) Sugar (2 teaspoons)   Lunch   Meat, cheese or egg (as desired) plus Bread (2 slices) or Spaghetti, macaroni, rice, or noodles. (1 cup cooked)* Dessert (fruit, cake, pie or cookies) Milk (1 cup) *Meat, tomatoes, etc can be added as desired.   Dinner   Potato (1 medium) Vegetable (at least 1/2 cup) Bread (1 slice) Meat (as desired) Milk (1 cup) Dessert (tapioca, or rice pudding, fruit) CLOSE this window to return to the PATIENT INFORMATION page. Use the BACK button of your browser to exit that page . . .