# New to an insulin pump - advice? **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-to-an-insulin-pump-advice/11904 **Category:** Pump **Tags:** dexcom, insulin, pump, insulin-pump, tandem, tandem-x2 **Created:** [October 7, 2021, 4:29am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-to-an-insulin-pump-advice/11904 "2021-10-07T04:29:35Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 66
### Author: ![bkh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/da6949/32.png) [@bkh](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bkh) #### Post date: [March 30, 2022, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-to-an-insulin-pump-advice/11904/66 "2022-03-30T22:16:09Z")
> [@JessicaD](#): > > not to get too intimate, but what do you mean by your sides and back? More or less over my entire rib cage. Like from the waist up towards the armpit and shoulder blades. Look at the right side of this picture [How often/ much to rotate pump sites? - #18 by Aaron](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-often-much-to-rotate-pump-sites/2826/18) but carry the spots up higher on the back too. And on the sides, which are not shown in these photos. > [@JessicaD](#): > > How much padding do you need for the cannula to go into? Not much. On my sides it feels like the ribs are right under the skin, but if I pinch there’s at least a half inch in the pinch, and the infusion sets work fine… > [@JessicaD](#): > > I can’t use my abdomen for Dexcom; I believe b/c of scar tissue and am wondering if it would be an issue for an infusion set as well, I’d say probably it would be a problem. Anyway, why fight with questionable areas when there’s so much more skin surface available where you haven’t been injecting. > [@JessicaD](#): > > I think the technology has taken a great leap forward in recent years. I agree. And now that they’re doing software updates to pumps, we can get a pump now and still enjoy any improvements that they release in software upgrades over the next few years. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-to-an-insulin-pump-advice/11904)._