Low blood sugar in hospital linked to higher death risk (PhysOrg) (PhysOrg.com) -- 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. This research appears in the July 2009 issue of Diabetes Care. [News Source]