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Getting strips and lancets vat free

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Just ordering some strips and lancets online from a pharmacy site, if I understand correctly I can get them vat free as I have a chronic illness and are using them for personal use... Checked with the vat office website and it defines a chronic condition 'such as diabetes' , so am signing the vat refund form and posting it off tomorrow, am I correct?
 
Lilies said:
Just ordering some strips and lancets online from a pharmacy site, if I understand correctly I can get them vat free as I have a chronic illness and are using them for personal use... Checked with the vat office website and it defines a chronic condition 'such as diabetes' , so am signing the vat refund form and posting it off tomorrow, am I correct?
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Hiya,
yep you are 100% correct 🙂
 
are you unable to get them from your gp? I know some type 2s have issues getting them from gp. Have you tried EBAY i understand some people buy them from here and they are cheep
gail
 
Lilies.

Yes, if you are diabetic you can get any items relating to diabetes VAT free, including glucotabs, kit bags etc.

I get my supplies of glucotabs from Medical Shop see link below. They often have special offers.

http://www.medicalshop.co.uk/index.php
 
Lilies what meter have you got and strips?
 
I bought the aviva nano as it's so small so is handbag sized also really like the fastclix lancet system v easy to use and no rafting loading needles or disposing of them. Got strips at around ?8 off rrp and will get back 20% vat on top so not too bad a price worked out roughly ?15 for 50 and around ?11 after vat back for loads of lancets
 
Lilies said:
I bought the aviva nano as it's so small so is handbag sized also really like the fastclix lancet system v easy to use and no rafting loading needles or disposing of them. Got strips at around ?8 off rrp and will get back 20% vat on top so not too bad a price worked out roughly ?15 for 50 and around ?11 after vat back for loads of lancets
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I've got a nano - make sure you register it and you will get free batteries and testing diaries, plus replacements if faulty (I've had to return one as they can display an error indicating a battery needs replacing when it doesn't!). With the lancets - I'm still only about halfway through my first box after 3 years!
 
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