# How often/ much to rotate pump sites?

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-often-much-to-rotate-pump-sites/2826>\
**Category:** Pump\
**Tags:** technique\
**Created:** [December 11, 2017, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-often-much-to-rotate-pump-sites/2826 "2017-12-11T13:52:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Aaron](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/aaron/32/1454_2.png) [@Aaron](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Aaron)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2018, 5:13am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-often-much-to-rotate-pump-sites/2826/46 "2018-11-07T05:13:16Z")

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I think it was 40% getting better by practicing and 60% improving my technique

This thread has a lot of gems hidden it it - but basically for me it was improving the pod sticking to the skin makes all the difference.

> [@Omnipod failure](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-failure/2713/9):
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> For some reason, when i first started on the POD I got a lot of leaks between the cannula and the skin and had some cannulas pull out. I tried some changes to how I apply the POD (and have had a lot of practice doing it) and now I never have a problem, but I can’t really put a finger on what I changed. My current technique is to try to stick the cannula end down first so that you get a good seal at the cannula location. Then when I hit the “START” button I squeeze up the skin around the pod an…

I could swear I wrote a list of technique stuff somewhere, but I can’t find it. But here were a few things…

1. Shave the hair off where I am placing the pod
2. Clean the entire area with alcohol to get rid of any oil
3. Squeeze the skin at the cannula end of the pod an press down on the cannual end when inserting.
4. Stop giving massive boluses - for me this is about 10U at once.

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