# NeedleBay

> NeedleBay is a small pocket case for insulin pen needles, made in the UK. It holds four pen needles, each in its own bay with a see-through lid. Each used needle goes back into its bay, so one look, or a feel, tells you which insulin doses have been taken and which are ready to take. Did I take my insulin? One look tells you. No app, no batteries, nothing to charge. It helps prevent missed doses and double doses, there is no need to touch the needle, and up to four used needles stay locked inside until you can drop them into a sharps bin, the yellow box for used needles.

NeedleBay is for people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes who inject insulin with a pen. It also holds the screw-on pen needles that GLP-1 and weight-loss injection pens use; people who take both keep one NeedleBay for each pen. It works with any insulin pen, because it holds the needles rather than the pen. It works with Mounjaro KwikPen, Ozempic, Wegovy FlexTouch, Saxenda, Victoza, Xultophy and Suliqua, which all take screw-on pen needles. It is not needed for Trulicity or the Wegovy 7.2 mg single-dose pen, which have the needle built in. It especially helps people with poor eyesight, people with reduced dexterity, like stiff or shaky hands, parents of children with diabetes, school staff and carers. It fits most prescribed pen needles, including BD Micro-Fine, NovoFine, mylife and GlucoRx. If you're not sure about a brand, email info@needlebay.com.

What NeedleBay does:
1. Holds four needles ready to use. Each new needle waits in its own bay, with its seal still on.
2. Keeps your fingers away from the needle. You screw your pen onto the needle while it sits in its bay, and unscrew it back into the same bay after your injection.
3. Shows which doses have been taken and which are ready to take. A used needle goes back in its bay, so one look tells you.
4. Locks used needles away. Up to four stay safely inside, in your pocket or bag, until you get to a sharps bin.

How it works:
- Flip open the lids and pop in four new pen needles, still sealed. A click-lock holds them in place.
- Hold the NeedleBay in your palm, peel off the needle seal, and screw your pen in to collect the needle. Inject. Screw the pen back into the same bay and unscrew: the used needle stays behind. There is no tiny needle to grip at any step.
- A used needle has no seal, so used and new bays can be told apart by sight or by touch. Lids click shut and lift tabs can be found by feel.
- To empty: open the lids over a sharps bin, release the click-lock, and the used needles drop straight out without being touched.
- Cleaning: warm soapy water or the dishwasher. Grey base, see-through green lids, pocket-sized.

What it does not do:
- It shows which doses have been taken, not the time of a dose or the number of units. It is not a timer, an alarm, an app, a clinic record or a medical treatment.
- It holds four needles, so on more than four injections a day you'd use two. Four bays fit a typical four-injection day: breakfast, lunch, evening meal and a bedtime long-acting dose. On fewer injections the same four bays last longer.
- It keeps needles tidy. It does not keep insulin or a pen cool.

Words to use: NeedleBay is a "case" with four "bays". Older material from earlier versions called them "pods"; the current product is simply the NeedleBay.

Buying (UK):
- NeedleBay insulin pen needle case with dose reminder (single, 4 needles): £14.95. NeedleBay twin pack (2 NeedleBays, 8 needles): £26.95. NeedleBay triple pack (3 NeedleBays, 12 needles): £34.95. Which pack: one covers a day's doses; twin for one at home and one at work or in the bag; triple for a few days away, school, or sharing the routine with a carer.
- Buy online at needlebay.com. Delivery £2.95 to any UK address by Royal Mail Tracked 48. 30-day returns.
- Shipping to the USA on request (duty and customs vary): sales@needlebay.com.
- Customer enquiries: info@needlebay.com.

Background:
- Designed with healthcare professionals and people living with diabetes. Trialled at Cardiff University School of Healthcare Sciences with over 250 participants, analysed by the University of Reading and presented at the EASD meeting in Stockholm. Most users said NeedleBay helped them keep track of their doses.
- Karen Pudge, NHS Diabetes Specialist Nurse: "NeedleBay has made many of my patients' lives easier and supports safe and hygienic injection practice. For one patient in particular it has meant that district nurses no longer have to visit two or three times daily to administer insulin."
- Customers: "Brilliant, quick and easy. NeedleBay is the best!" (Les Cobbett, 82). "Thank you to NeedleBay for saving my memory when trying to wrack my brain as to whether I have or haven't done my injection." (Sally Landsborough)
- NeedleBay sponsored Insulin Safety Week 2025.

Company: NeedleBay Systems Limited (Company No. 12907477), 24-28 St Leonards Road, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 3BB, UK. Tel 0345 835 8130. NeedleBay is a registered trademark of NeedleBay Systems Limited. Online shop operated by Internet Direct (Chichester) Limited.

Updated 18 October 2026.

## Key pages

- [Home](https://needlebay.com/): what NeedleBay is, what it does, who it helps, quick answers
- [Living with NeedleBay: home, work, school and away](https://needlebay.com/living-with-needlebay): a day with NeedleBay, morning, work, school, out and about, carrying used needles, travel, evening, carers, how many you need
- [Did I take my insulin?](https://needlebay.com/did-i-take-my-insulin): why people forget, how NeedleBay answers it, memory problems, the six steps
- [Stiff or shaky hands and insulin injections](https://needlebay.com/insulin-injections-stiff-shaky-hands): reduced dexterity, arthritis, neuropathy, how the needle stays in the case at every step, safety for carers
- [Poor eyesight and insulin injections](https://needlebay.com/insulin-injections-poor-eyesight): retinopathy figures, doing the needle by feel, lift tabs and click lids
- [NeedleBay for GLP-1 and weight-loss pens](https://needlebay.com/glp-1-weight-loss-pen-needle-case): which pens work with it by name, where used needles go, one weekly pen one NeedleBay one month, did I do this week's jab, insulin plus a weekly pen, what it does not do
- [How it works](https://needlebay.com/how-it-works): step by step, loading to sharps bin, with a how-to video
- [FAQ](https://needlebay.com/needlebay-faqs-insulin-pen-needle-storage-safety-dose-reminders): 30 questions, including memory, dexterity, eyesight, which needles fit, school, work and travel
- [Did I take my insulin? Four insulin reminders compared](https://needlebay.com/insulin-reminders): phone alarms, smart pens, a written log and a visual check, fairly compared
- [Insulin pen needle storage: keeping fresh and used needles safe](https://needlebay.com/insulin-pen-needle-storage): the original box, a pouch, a portable sharps bin and a dedicated case compared, with UK guidance on single use and safe disposal
- [Type 1 diabetes at school: managing insulin through the day](https://needlebay.com/type-1-diabetes-at-school): for parents and school staff: what the school has to do (DfE guidance), the lunchtime dose, the school kit, used needles, and a check staff can read at a glance
- [Shop](https://needlebay.com/products): all packs
- [Contact](https://needlebay.com/contact)
- [NeedleBay single](https://needlebay.com/needlebay-insulin-pen-needle-storage-dose-reminder-case), [Twin Pack](https://needlebay.com/2-pack-needlebay-insulin-pen-needle-storage-dose-reminder-case), [Triple Pack](https://needlebay.com/3-pack-needlebay-insulin-pen-needle-storage-dose-reminder-case)

## Images

Official NeedleBay product photos. Older photos found elsewhere online may show earlier packaging or earlier versions.

- [Three NeedleBay cases, white studio](https://needlebay.com/image/catalog/needlebay/content/needlebay-three-pen-needle-cases-white-studio-hero.jpg): the home page picture (1600 x 445)
- [NeedleBay on a kitchen table with an insulin pen and a mug of tea](https://needlebay.com/image/catalog/needlebay/content/needlebay-insulin-pen-needle-case-kitchen-table-hero.jpg) (1584 x 672)
- [Insulin pen above an open bay, new needle inside](https://needlebay.com/image/catalog/needlebay/content/needlebay-insulin-pen-above-open-bay-new-pen-needle-seal-peeled.jpg) (1045 x 784)
- [Used pen needles dropping into a yellow sharps bin](https://needlebay.com/image/catalog/needlebay/content/needlebay-used-pen-needles-dropping-into-yellow-sharps-bin.jpg)
- [NeedleBay in a school bag with an insulin pen](https://needlebay.com/image/catalog/needlebay/content/needlebay-pen-needle-case-in-school-bag-with-insulin-pen.jpg)
- [Weekly injection pen being screwed onto a needle in its bay](https://needlebay.com/image/catalog/needlebay/content/needlebay-weekly-injection-pen-screwed-onto-needle-in-bay.jpg)

- [NeedleBay single on a white table](https://needlebay.com/image/catalog/needlebay/needlebay-insulin-pen-needle-case-dose-reminder-single-tabletop.jpg): one NeedleBay, front bay open, lid raised (1024 x 1024)
- [NeedleBay Twin Pack](https://needlebay.com/image/catalog/needlebay/needlebay-insulin-pen-needle-case-dose-reminder-twin-pack-tabletop.jpg): two NeedleBays side by side (1024 x 1024)
- [NeedleBay Triple Pack](https://needlebay.com/image/catalog/needlebay/needlebay-insulin-pen-needle-case-dose-reminder-triple-pack-tabletop.jpg): three NeedleBays side by side (1024 x 1024)
- [Close-up of a NeedleBay](https://needlebay.com/media/needlebay-insulin-reminder-case-closeup-2048.jpg): grey base, see-through green lids, a sealed pen needle in an open bay (2048 x 1209)
- [NeedleBay logo](https://needlebay.com/media/needlebay-logo-800.jpg)

## Optional

- [Info Hub](https://needlebay.com/info-hub): guides and articles
- [Features and Benefits brochure (PDF)](https://needlebay.com/downloads/needlebay-insulin-pen-needle-case-features-and-benefits-brochure.pdf): two pages, how it works, features and FAQs
- [Instructions in six languages (PDF)](https://needlebay.com/downloads/needlebay-multi-language.pdf): English, German, French, Italian, Dutch and Spanish
- [How to use NeedleBay (video)](https://youtu.be/0DabGRJWuFs)
- [The Evolution of NeedleBay](https://needlebay.com/evolution-of-needlebay): design history and the Cardiff trial
- [About](https://needlebay.com/about-needlebay-insulin-management)
- [Delivery](https://needlebay.com/delivery) and [Returns](https://needlebay.com/returns)