Admission glucose level was associated with increased short-term mortality and length-of-stay irrespective of diagnosis, treating medical specialty or concomitant laboratory values

Diabetes is a global public health problem with serious and costly consequences for patients and for health care systems worldwide [1]. The global prevalence of diabetes in 2017 was estimated to 8.6%, estimated to rise from 451 to 693 million people in 2045 [1].