[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 364 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 364

         Supporting the observance of National Diabetes Month.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 30, 2009

   Mrs. Shaheen (for herself and Mr. Durbin) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
         Supporting the observance of National Diabetes Month.

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, in 
        2007, approximately 1,600,000 new cases of diabetes were diagnosed in 
        people 20 years or older;
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 \1/4\ (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, and Native Americans are disproportionately 
        affected by diabetes and suffer at rates much higher than the general 
        population;
Whereas annually, 15,000 youth in the United States are diagnosed with type 1 
        diabetes and approximately 3,700 youth are diagnosed with type 2 
        diabetes;
Whereas 1 in 3 people in the United States born in the year 2000 will develop 
        diabetes in their lifetime, and 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 Senate--
            (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 diabetes, 
        which include--
                    (A) being over the age of 45;
                    (B) coming from certain ethnic backgrounds;
                    (C) being overweight;
                    (D) having a low physical activity level;
                    (E) having high blood pressure; and
                    (F) 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 in the United States through increased research, 
        treatment, and prevention.
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