Mortality Among Hospitalized Patients With Hypoglycemia: Insulin Related and Noninsulin Related

Hypoglycemia is common among hospitalized patients with and without diabetes mellitus.Investigate the association between spontaneous or insulin-related hypoglycemia and mortality in hospitalized patients.Hypoglycemia was defined as blood glucose <70 mg/dl (3.9 mmol/l), including moderate (40 to 70 mg/dl, 2.2 to 3.9 mmol/l) and severe hypoglycemia (<40 mg/dl, 2.2 mmol/l). Use of insulin during hospitalization defined insulin-related...