# Sooil Dana RS in the US
**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sooil-dana-rs-in-the-us/3385
**Category:** DIY
**Tags:** cgm, dexcom, pump, android
**Created:** [January 30, 2018, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sooil-dana-rs-in-the-us/3385 "2018-01-30T18:40:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@sanfran](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/sanfran)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2018, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sooil-dana-rs-in-the-us/3385/1 "2018-01-30T18:40:43Z")
I’m new to this forum but I have enjoyed reading peoples experiences with their Closed/Open Loop systems. I live in San Francisco, CA and have been using an open loop system on my Android phone, connected to my Dexcom G5 via xDrip+ and AndroidAPS. I then manually input my commands into my Omnipod PDM, a less than ideal solution but I’m patient and the results are great.
This brings me to what I’m working on now which is getting hold of a Dana RS pump in the UK (I’m from there) and eventually running a closed loop. I’d like to know if anybody reading this has a Dana RS here in the states and would be willing to share their experience with getting the system running well on AndroidAPS?
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### Author:  [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sooil-dana-rs-in-the-us/3385/2 "2018-01-30T19:16:44Z")
> [@sanfran](#):
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> I then manually input my commands into my Omnipod PDM, a less than ideal solution but I’m patient and the results are great.
@sanfran, welcome to the forum!
It appears to me that your system is very similar to the one described by @Aaron a little bit ago. I will try to find the thread when I am on my computer to link to it. I would love to read more about your experiences in that manner.
I think you may be the first one on this forum so far to try that in the US—but I am really hoping that someone reads this and intervenes!
You may want to introduce yourself on the [welcome thread](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/welcome-introduce-yourself-here/145). I am looking froward to your posts!
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### Author:  [@MaryPat](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MaryPat)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2018, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sooil-dana-rs-in-the-us/3385/3 "2018-02-02T17:04:51Z")
> [@Michel](#):
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> very similar to the one described by @Aaron a little bit ago
@sanfran, here is the original thread that @Michel must have refered to, I think:
> [@AndroidAPS and Open Looping on an Omnipod](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/androidaps-and-open-looping-on-an-omnipod/1851/):
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> So anyways… There had been a bit of chatter on FU about how a few of us want a pump that calculates IOB based on both bolus and basal insulin. I use xdrip+ to capture my CGM data and I use Nightscout for reporting (I use a Dexcom G5 transmitter, a Sony SW3 watch as the collector, and a Samsung Galaxy S5 phone). xdrip+ does a great job of tracking IOB for boluses and doing BG predictions based on carbs on board; however, it does not take into account either temporary basals or extended bolus - …
How does your methods compare to it? I was very interested in @Aaron’s write-up! I would love to see what you think and what you found out in comparison.
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### Author:  [@sanfran](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/sanfran)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2018, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sooil-dana-rs-in-the-us/3385/4 "2018-02-02T23:57:28Z")
Thank you @MaryPat. My methods are somewhat similar to those of @Aaron although I have only been on AndroidAPS Open Loop for 3 days (Dexcom & Omnipod). Before that I used HAPP for about a week, with some success I might add, but it does have its limitations and I thought it best that if I was going to close the loop, I should get used to AAPS. Prior to all of that I was using xDrip+ with its predictive curves and the built in Bolus Wizard on my pump, I actually really liked this approach as it was simple and closer to Sugar Surfing which I have been doing for years (with varied success).
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### Author:  [@Kaelan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Kaelan)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2018, 5:34am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sooil-dana-rs-in-the-us/3385/5 "2018-02-03T05:34:24Z")
> [@sanfran](#):
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> Prior to all of that I was using xDrip+ with its predictive curves and the built in Bolus Wizard on my pump
Did it work better than sugar surfing?
I sugar surf too, bit my bolus wizard is no help at all. I do much better without it.
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### Author:  [@sanfran](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/sanfran)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2018, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sooil-dana-rs-in-the-us/3385/6 "2018-02-03T22:54:35Z")
@Kaelan, it’s still too early to tell as I’ve been sugar surfing for so long. I like that it tracks IOB better than I can on my meter and it’s definitely more precise but it’s a clunky way of going about management as the Temp Basal inputs become more of a chore given the software is always altering temps.