Hyperglycemia in the hospital may result from stress, decompensation of type 1 or type 2 or other forms of diabetes, and/or may be iatrogenic due to withholding of anti-hyperglycemic medications or administration of hyperglycemia-provoking agents such as glucocorticoids or vasopressors.People with diabetes are more likely to be hospitalized and to have longer lengths of stay than those without dia