First finger prick blood test and taking tablets - Thyroid UK

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First finger prick blood test and taking tablets

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Crikey - I'm glad they sent 3 lancets! Only got a decent flow on the last one. Took a bit longer than I expected so had to rush to get to work/eat. So my question is given that I've eaten how long should I wait until I take today's dose of Levo?

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Polgara36,

2 hours after eating and drinking but less than that on one occasion won't be the end of the world.

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