[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 914 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 914

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                     November 19, 2009.
Whereas there are nearly 24,000,000 people in the United States with diabetes 
        and 57,000,000 with pre-diabetes;
Whereas diabetes contributed to the deaths of over 300,000 people in the United 
        States in 2007, making diabetes the seventh leading cause of death;
Whereas every minute, 3 people are diagnosed with diabetes;
Whereas each day approximately 4,384 people are diagnosed with diabetes and 
        approximately 1,600,000 new cases of diabetes were diagnosed in people 
        20 years or older in 2007;
Whereas between 1990 and 2001, diabetes prevalence in the United States 
        increased by more than 60 percent;
Whereas over 24 percent of diabetes is undiagnosed, down from 30 percent in 2005 
        and 50 percent 10 years ago;
Whereas over 10 percent of adults and nearly a quarter (23.1 percent) of people 
        in the United States age 60 and older have diabetes;
Whereas diabetes is a serious chronic condition that affects people of every 
        age, race, income level, and ethnicity;
Whereas Hispanic, African, Asian, Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans are 
        disproportionately affected by diabetes and suffer at rates much higher 
        than the general population;
Whereas 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 1 in 3 people in the United States born in the year 2000 will develop 
        diabetes in their lifetime, this statistic grows to nearly 1 in 2 for 
        minority populations;
Whereas diabetes costs the United States an estimated $174,000,000,000 in 2007 
        and $1 in every $10 spent on health care is attributed to diabetes and 
        its complications;
Whereas approximately $1 out of every $4 Medicare dollars is spent on the care 
        of people with diabetes;
Whereas 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 there is not yet a cure for diabetes;
Whereas there are proven means to reduce the incidence of and delay the onset of 
        type 2 diabetes;
Whereas people with diabetes live healthy, productive lives with the proper 
        management and treatment; and
Whereas National Diabetes Month is celebrated in November: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the goals and ideals of National Diabetes Month, 
        including encouraging people in the United States 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 type II diabetes, which 
        include being over the age of 45, coming from certain ethnic 
        backgrounds, being overweight, having a low physical activity level, 
        high blood pressure, and a family history of diabetes or a history of 
        diabetes during pregnancy; and
            (3) supports decreasing the prevalence of diabetes, developing 
        better treatments, and working toward an eventual cure for type I and 
        type II diabetes through increased research, treatment and prevention.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.