[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1690 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1690

         Supporting the observance of American Diabetes Month.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 2010

   Ms. DeGette (for herself, Mr. Castle, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. Kirk) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                         on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
         Supporting the observance of American Diabetes Month.

Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 
        there are nearly 24,000,000 Americans with diabetes and 57,000,000 with 
        prediabetes;
Whereas diabetes is a serious chronic condition that affects people of every 
        age, race and ethnicity, and income level;
Whereas the CDC reports that Hispanic-, African-, Asian-, and Native Americans 
        are disproportionately affected by diabetes and suffer at rates higher 
        than the general population;
Whereas, according to the CDC, every minute 3 people are diagnosed with 
        diabetes, approximately 4,384 people each day;
Whereas, according to the CDC, approximately 1,600,000 new cases of diabetes 
        were diagnosed last year in people 20 years or older;
Whereas a joint CDC and National Institutes of Health study found that 15,000 
        youth in the United States are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes annually 
        and about 3,700 youth are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes annually;
Whereas, according to the CDC, between 1980 and 2007, diabetes prevalence in the 
        United States increased by more than 300 percent;
Whereas the CDC reports that over 24 percent of diabetes is undiagnosed, down 
        from 30 percent in 2005;
Whereas, according to the CDC National Diabetes Fact Sheet, over 10 percent of 
        American adults and nearly a quarter (23.1 percent) of Americans age 60 
        and older have diabetes;
Whereas, according to the CDC, one in three Americans born in the year 2000 will 
        develop diabetes in their lifetime; this statistic grows to nearly one 
        in two for minority populations;
Whereas, according to the American Diabetes Association, in 2007, the total cost 
        of diagnosed diabetes in the United States was $174,000,000,000, and one 
        in ten dollars spent on health care is attributed to diabetes and its 
        complications;
Whereas, according to a Mathematica Policy study, total expenditures for 
        Medicare beneficiaries comprise 32.7 percent of the Medicare budget;
Whereas, according to the CDC, every day 230 people with diabetes undergo an 
        amputation, 120 people enter end-stage kidney disease programs, and 55 
        people go blind from diabetes;
Whereas, according to the CDC, diabetes was the seventh leading cause of death 
        in 2007, and contributed to the deaths of over 230,000 Americans in 
        2005;
Whereas there is not yet a cure for diabetes;
Whereas there are proven means to reduce the incidence of and/or delay the onset 
        of type 2 diabetes;
Whereas people with diabetes live healthy, productive lives with the proper 
        management and treatment;
Whereas the House of Representatives is in a unique position to help raise 
        public awareness about the need for increased funding for research on, 
        and for prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment of, diabetes; and
Whereas November is widely recognized as American Diabetes Month: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the goals and ideals of American Diabetes 
        Month, including encouraging Americans to fight diabetes 
        through raising public awareness about stopping diabetes and 
        increasing education about the disease;
            (2) recognizes the importance of early detection, awareness 
        of the symptoms of diabetes, and the risk factors for diabetes, 
        which include being over the age of 45, being a member of 
        specific racial and ethnic background, being overweight, having 
        a low physical activity level, having high blood pressure, and 
        having a family history of diabetes or a history of diabetes 
        during pregnancy; and
            (3) supports decreasing the prevalence of type 1, type 2, 
        and gestational diabetes in the United States through increased 
        research, treatment, and prevention.
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