Hello, yes you can, you just need to call up in advance and ask around for prices and availability. If you're a diabetic, some pharmacies need to see your medical exemption card to get VAT exempt. Sensors are anything between £46-52 from pharmacies. If you don't have a reader, you can use your phone with NFCI know people can order libre sensors and reader online, but I'm wondering if I can buy them freely in a pharmacy or similar store. Is there a place selling sensors and reader? How much do they cost? Are there any requirements for buying them (except money lol)?
I thought sensor can't be activated with a phone, I thought reader has to be used for that and than I can see the bg values on both reader and phone?Hello, yes you can, you just need to call up in advance and ask around for prices and availability. If you're a diabetic, some pharmacies need to see your medical exemption card to get VAT exempt. Sensors are anything between £46-52 from pharmacies. If you don't have a reader, you can use your phone with NFC
Works fine without the reader. I've used them for a couple of years now and have never owned a readerI thought sensor can't be activated with a phone, I thought reader has to be used for that and than I can see the bg values on both reader and phone?
It can be activated with your phone, but once you do that you can't activate it with your reader. But you can use your phone for the sensor if it has NFC. The app is much better, extra information than the reader.I thought sensor can't be activated with a phone, I thought reader has to be used for that and than I can see the bg values on both reader and phone?
Well now that you've mentioned that...Works fine without the reader. I've used them for a couple of years now and have never owned a reader. But if you have a reader, you can use both if you just scan with your reader first.
Just to make sure, you are in the UK, righ? Otherwise things may be different with buying in pharmacies.
Full price for sensors is around £60 or so.Well now that you've mentioned that...
When I first read your comment I thought "That's odd...I was sure there's something problematic with sensor activation via app" and then I read the rest of the comment.
I'm not in the UK, but my sister lives there. I suppose this means I would have to pay the higher price ( I wouldn't get the reduction you've all mentioned), but I'm fine with that since I can't buy libre at all in my country (not online, not in pharmacy).
As for the sensor activation, I'm sure there's some problem with apps I would use, but honestly - I'm not sure what the exact problem is and I would have to look into it again in order to find out.Possibilities are:
1. Libre link app isn't available in my country and that's the only app that can be used for sensor activation.
2. I would need to set up a new kind of bank account in order to be able to pay for the app online and I just don't have time in my life for that right now (maybe later).
3. Libre link app isn't available for the phone I currently have (and this I know for sure because I looked at the lists of phones that are compatible). I could buy a new phone, but not immediately.
4. It's possible that I only considered using the apps that work with nightrider and miao miao (because if I'm satisfied with libre, I'll try to get one of these) and it's possible that libre link app isn't one of them.
Anyway, I think that's where the problem is - the difference between official app and similar ones.
However if you have the miao miao transmitter and an app like spike if you're on apple or another app like Nightcon?
Well now that you've mentioned that...
When I first read your comment I thought "That's odd...I was sure there's something problematic with sensor activation via app" and then I read the rest of the comment.
I'm not in the UK, but my sister lives there. I suppose this means I would have to pay the higher price ( I wouldn't get the reduction you've all mentioned), but I'm fine with that since I can't buy libre at all in my country (not online, not in pharmacy).
As for the sensor activation, I'm sure there's some problem with apps I would use, but honestly - I'm not sure what the exact problem is and I would have to look into it again in order to find out.Possibilities are:
1. Libre link app isn't available in my country and that's the only app that can be used for sensor activation.
2. I would need to set up a new kind of bank account in order to be able to pay for the app online and I just don't have time in my life for that right now (maybe later).
3. Libre link app isn't available for the phone I currently have (and this I know for sure because I looked at the lists of phones that are compatible). I could buy a new phone, but not immediately.
4. It's possible that I only considered using the apps that work with nightrider and miao miao (because if I'm satisfied with libre, I'll try to get one of these) and it's possible that libre link app isn't one of them.
Anyway, I think that's where the problem is - the difference between official app and similar ones.
Full price for sensors is around £60 or so.
If your sister shops around, she might be able to buy the reader online since she has a UK postal address? That might save you the hassle of buying a new phone etc. However if you have the miao miao transmitter and an app like spike if you're on apple or another app like Nightcon? (I forgot the names of the android apps) on an android, which then you can calibrate it and it ends up being a CGM rather than FGM. My concern is I hope you don't run into faulty sensors, it can happen and it'll be troublesome since it's not available in your country, so getting a replacement might again, be a hassle.
Full price is for those who aren't VAT exempt which is £55-60. I was self funding since December 2018 - May 2019, so prices for me were anywhere between £45-46. I've had one faulty sensor out the entire time I was self funding and Abbott CS have been amazing and replaced it quickly, that applied to buying it from a pharmacy or from their website. (I bought them from ASDA and called Abbott for replacement).Price for sensors from Freestyle Libre (Abbott) direct is £48.29 + VAT, i have been using (self funding) for approx 3 years, never had an issue with a sensor being replaced due to error, or even if its fallen off.
I do know, if you get them elsewhere, then you need to go to them in the first instance, which can be a pain.
Price for sensors from Freestyle Libre (Abbott) direct is £48.29 + VAT, i have been using (self funding) for approx 3 years, never had an issue with a sensor being replaced due to error, or even if its fallen off.
I do know, if you get them elsewhere, then you need to go to them in the first instance, which can be a pain.
Well now that you've mentioned that...
When I first read your comment I thought "That's odd...I was sure there's something problematic with sensor activation via app" and then I read the rest of the comment.
I'm not in the UK, but my sister lives there. I suppose this means I would have to pay the higher price ( I wouldn't get the reduction you've all mentioned), but I'm fine with that since I can't buy libre at all in my country (not online, not in pharmacy).
As for the sensor activation, I'm sure there's some problem with apps I would use, but honestly - I'm not sure what the exact problem is and I would have to look into it again in order to find out.Possibilities are:
1. Libre link app isn't available in my country and that's the only app that can be used for sensor activation.
2. I would need to set up a new kind of bank account in order to be able to pay for the app online and I just don't have time in my life for that right now (maybe later).
3. Libre link app isn't available for the phone I currently have (and this I know for sure because I looked at the lists of phones that are compatible). I could buy a new phone, but not immediately.
4. It's possible that I only considered using the apps that work with nightrider and miao miao (because if I'm satisfied with libre, I'll try to get one of these) and it's possible that libre link app isn't one of them.
Anyway, I think that's where the problem is - the difference between official app and similar ones.
Love the app just a pity it can't show how much insulin you have remaining in use and for how long like the reader can.Critical for adjusting next dose if any insulin still active which is why I usually carry my phone AND the reader (in its new pouch thanks to Abbott for the freebie!)The app is much better, extra information than the reader.
I only use the app but this looks like a useful feature!Love the app just a pity it can't show how much insulin you have remaining in use and for how long like the reader can.
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