Our Story

In 2017, I was hosting my mother at my home in Franklin, Tennessee for the weekend.  At the time, I was working in the hospital industry and happened to be selling millions of lancets to hospitals all over the United States. 

My mother and I found ourselves in a conversation about "what I actually did for a living" when she realized that the type of lancets that my company sold were quite different than the ones her Diabetes Educator had trained her on.  These lancets were not available in her pharmacy of choice, and they were not covered by her insurance company. In fact, she was completely unaware that such a device even existed!

The lancets we were selling to hospitals were retractable lancets and had been available for many years in response to a CDC (Centers for Disease Control) mandate which required the use of safety devices to be used to prevent accidental needlesticks and cross-contamination caused by traditional lancets.

At the time, I wasn’t close with any people with diabetes (with the exception of my mother),  and my mother’s diabetes wasn’t something we discussed very often. But that evening, I decided to leave her a couple of Pip Lancets to use.  The next morning is when she and I both made a big realization.

Mom came downstairs and immediately exclaimed, "These things are AMAZING!  They are so much easier to use, I don't have to worry about getting stuck again by the needle, and you can hardly feel it!" 

This was the moment we realized we needed to share this product with the world in a very intentional way.

We understand that fingersticks are no fun, that Needle Fear is a REAL THING and impacts many people with diabetes, that some people don't ever change their lancets on a regular basis, and each year, there are roughly 850,000 accidental injuries from needles while handling household garbage.

At Pip, our mission is to improve the lives of people with diabetes by reducing the complexity of the day-to-day management of this condition.

Many people with diabetes have given up on testing their blood sugar because they HATE the fingerstick process so much. We have heard from hundreds of customers that claim Pip Lancets helped them to overcome the anxiety and fear of fingersticks.

At Pip, our hope is that our products will help people test more often and take better care of themselves because we make the process simple, safe, and painless!

Sincerely,
Josh Pittman, Founder & CEO

Shrink Your Diabetes Down to Size.

Managing diabetes can seem so daunting. But with Pip, it doesn’t have to. Pip is the one brand devoted to simplifying diabetes care, taking it from the largest thing in your life to the littlest. 

Pip offers those with diabetes a complete and friendly care experience. One rooted in expertise—designed to keep diabetes from ever dominating who you are. 

We exist to prove that life with diabetes can still be sweet. To empower everyone with diabetes to live their life to the absolute fullest. To ensure that diabetes remains, always, the smallest thing about you. 

Because living
with diabetes should
still be living.
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FAQs

Do you ship internationally?

Right now, we only ship within the United States—including all 48 continental states, plus Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. We don’t offer international shipping just yet, but we’re hoping to expand in the future.

Are Pip products covered by insurance?

Great question—and honestly, what most people are really asking is: how much will this cost me?

At Pip, we don’t bill insurance. Instead, we keep things simple with one clear, upfront price—no hidden fees, no surprise copays. In many cases, we’re actually more affordable than what you’d pay for an “insurance-covered” brand after copays and deductibles.

The good news: Pip products are covered by most FSA and HSA plans, and we accept FSA/HSA cards right on our website.

If you’d like to check with your insurance provider directly, feel free to share our receipt or UPC code from your purchase (online or in-store) to ask about reimbursement. But the bottom line? You don’t need a prior authorization or paperwork to get started with Pip.

Are Pip Lancets good for kids?

Yes! While Pip lancets aren’t labeled as pediatric-only, they were thoughtfully designed with kids in mind.

Children tend to have more sensitive fingertips, so we removed the most painful parts of traditional lancets—using smaller needles, shallower depth, and a fully enclosed design with no exposed needle. That means less pain, less fear, and a much safer experience for little hands.

Parents tell us all the time: Pip makes fingersticks way easier for their kids—and that’s exactly why we made it.

Do I need a separate lancing device to use Pip lancets?

Nope—Pip lancets are fully self-contained. There’s no extra lancing device to load, carry, clean, or fumble with.

Each Pip lancet is pre-engineered with the needle inside—you just twist off the cap, press it against your fingertip, and you're done. It clicks once, retracts instantly, and you toss it. No spring. No reset. No stress.

Here’s why that matters:

  • Fewer steps every time you test
  • Fewer supplies to buy, carry, or replace
  • A clean, brand-new needle every time—no reusing, no guessing
  • Smaller, safer, and more portable than bulky lancing devices
  • Engineered for consistent depth and comfort, with no exposed needle ever

Pip was built to take the pain (literally and figuratively) out of fingersticks—especially for those who’ve struggled with traditional setups. Once you try it, you’ll never go back.
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