[False measurement of glucose during dialysis with icodextrin].

Background: Recent reports have indicated that icodextrin may interfere with glucose assays when patients are treated with icodextrin for peritoneal dialysis (PD). We wished to examine whether icodextrin interfered with plasma glucose, as measured with new instruments commonly used for glucose measurements in Norway.

Material And Methods: Serum and plasma glucose were measured in a diabetic patient (type II) who had started PD with icodextrin.