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Hyperglycaemia associated with ketosis reflects severe insulin deficiency that mandates immediate insulin therapy. Point-of-care devices to measure capillary glucose have become essential in diabetes management.1 Management of hyperglycaemic crisis has also been improved by the measurement of ß-hydroxybutyrate in a fingerprick blood specimen. The method is quick, accurate, and reliable,2 3 4 and recommended to medical care providers and patients.2 5 6 Here we report two cases of misleadingly high capillary glucose and ketone measurements that could have been prevented by careful hand washing. We also identify the chemical compound, hydroquinone, that interferes with capillary results.

Hypogonadism in both sexes is a common result of ongoing treatment with opioid analgesics and can be treated with suitable hormone replacement therapy