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Hidden hunger and diabetes care. 2023

Sanjay Kalra, and Madhur Verma, and Nitin Kapoor

Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India and University Center for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India.

This communication discusses the concept of hidden hunger, or micro- nutrient deficiency, and its link with diabetes care. It provides simple tools to help diabetes care providers suspect and identify micronutrient deficiency in their clinic. The authors highlight the need to tackle the third frontier of malnutrition - micronutrient deficiency, and add a third component -electrolyte and fluid balance, to the definition of hidden hunger.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D003920	Diabetes Mellitus	A heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by HYPERGLYCEMIA and GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE.
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006815	Hunger	The desire for FOOD generated by a sensation arising from the lack of food in the STOMACH.
D044342	Malnutrition	An imbalanced nutritional status resulting from insufficient intake of nutrients to meet normal physiological requirement.	Malnourishment,Nutritional Deficiency,Undernutrition,Malnourishments,Nutritional Deficiencies
D018977	Micronutrients	Essential dietary elements or organic compounds that are required in only small quantities for normal physiologic processes to occur.	Micronutrient