# Long term pump use and infusion sets **URL:** \ **Category:** Type 1 & LADA\ **Created:** [December 30, 2020, 1:06am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/long-term-pump-use-and-infusion-sets/10709 "2020-12-30T01:06:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![Beacher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Beacher](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Beacher)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/long-term-pump-use-and-infusion-sets/10709/3 "2020-12-30T15:58:39Z")
> [@HippieNerdBabe](#): > > I just told my husband that he might have to put it in my butt and I will sit on one cheek for a few days. Sadly, I am serious Actually it’s not a crazy idea. A number of pump users here, particularly those on the Omnipod, use the upper butt – just above or below the waistband, not the part you sit on. I do it myself and it’s very comfortable. In the beginning I worried I’d be pressing against chair backs, but that never happened. There are also the upper arms, at least one person uses her calves, some people like the [back-of-the-neck area](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-placement-where-is-best/5327/28), even between the ribs, and I use my pecs but I’m not sure how that works for a woman. (Of course not all these are so easy to reach with tubed pumps.) I can’t use my abdomen because of scar tissue from pump use decades ago, but using the pod has enabled me to use many more sites I would never have thought of. But of course if nothing works out, you could try injections again. In the 30 years you’ve been pumping, both long-acting and short-acting insulins have improved considerably, and some people find there’s little difference from pumping. Inhaled Afrezza is another option you might explore. Good luck! --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/long-term-pump-use-and-infusion-sets/10709)._