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Has anyone used this website to order Freestyle Libre 2 supplies? Or can you recommend best cheapest place to buy the sensors? Thank you for your help.
 
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It looks like that website is charging £53.94 plus £3.95 delivery for a libre sensor? They’re cheaper through abbot themselves at £48.29 per sensor with free delivery.
 
But aren't diabetics VAT free? I'll have a look and see if Abbot do VAT free too. Thanks.
 
Ratbag said:
But aren't diabetics VAT free? I'll have a look and see if Abbot do VAT free too. Thanks.
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Yes you buy vat free through wherever you buy it
 
The main reason for buying direct from Abbott is the customer services. Sadly, whilst the Libre is a fantastic bit of kit, there are some reliability issues sometimes with adhesion or malfunction and Abbott are very good about replacing. I am not saying this other third party company are not so good but they may not be.
There is a declaration to complete on the Abbott website regarding being diabetic so that you get the VAT removed.
 
rebrascora said:
Sadly, whilst the Libre is a fantastic bit of kit, there are some reliability issues sometimes with adhesion or malfunction and Abbott are very good about replacing. I am not saying this other third party company are not so good but they may not be.
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That wouldn't matter, no matter where it's bought from (legitimately of course) it still needs reported and replaced if necessary by Abbott as it is their product, any chemist that supplies it would be on the books, the only time you'd likely run into issues is if you;d bought it off the likes of eBay (which yes does happen) xx
 
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