Automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) is a rapidly growing, home-based kidney replacement therapy promoting patient autonomy, and is associated with lower societal costs compared to hemodialysis. However, in light of the growing number of diabetic patients on PD, the unwanted glucose absorption during APD is problematic. Recent results (Öberg CM, Rippe B, 2017, see references), using a theoretical model of APD, indicate that large reductions in glucose absorption are possible by using specialized so-called optimized bi-modal treatment regimes having "UF cycles" using a higher glucose concentration (e.g. 2.27% glucose) and "Clearance cycles" using a low glucose concentration (e.g. 0.1% glucose).
