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The study points to a need for increased monitoring of diabetic patients, says researcher Alexander Turchin.

Low blood sugar in hospital linked to higher death risk

Harvard researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) found that diabetics hospitalized for noncritical illnesses who develop hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) during hospitalization have an increased likelihood of remaining hospitalized longer and a greater risk of mortality both during and after hospitalization.

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