• Female
• 35 Years
• 22/06/2023

Question

How long should you fast for a thyroid test?

Answered by 1 Apollo Doctors

Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

General Practitioner

• MBBS
• 6+ Yrs

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These days you need not fast for thyroid test.

Dr. Dhankecha Suggests...

Take a Insulin Fasting Test Test or Take a DLC Test (Differential Leucocyte Count) Test

Book Insulin Fasting Test TestBook DLC Test (Differential Leucocyte Count) Test

Answered 24/07/2025

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