[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 151 (Thursday, November 29, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7276-S7277]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
AMERICAN DIABETES MONTH
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the HELP
Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 600 and
the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The clerk will report the resolution by title.
The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A resolution (S. Res. 600) supporting the goals and ideals
of American Diabetes Month.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the
resolution.
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution
be agreed to; the amendment to the preamble which is at the desk be
agreed to; the preamble, as amended, be agreed to; the motions to
reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no
intervening action or debate; and that any statements related to the
measure be printed in the Record.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The resolution (S. Res. 600) was agreed to.
The amendment (No. 3287) was agreed to, as follows:
AMENDMENT NO. 3287
In the fifth whereas clause of the preamble, strike
``5,082'' and insert ``5,205''.
In the tenth whereas clause of the preamble, strike ``60''
and insert ``65''.
In the fifteenth whereas clause of the preamble, strike
``each fiscal year'' and insert ``fiscal year 2005''.
The preamble, as amended, was agreed to.
The resolution, with its preamble, as amended, reads as follows:
S. Res. 600
Whereas according to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (referred to in this preamble as the ``CDC''),
nearly 26,000,000 people in the United States have diabetes
and 79,000,000 people in the United States have pre-diabetes;
Whereas diabetes is a serious chronic condition that
affects people of every age, race, ethnicity, and income
level;
Whereas the CDC reports that Hispanics, African-Americans,
Asian-Americans, and Native Americans are disproportionately
affected by diabetes and suffer from diabetes at rates that
are much higher than the general population of the United
States;
Whereas according to the CDC, someone is diagnosed with
diabetes every 17 seconds;
Whereas each day, approximately 5,205 people are diagnosed
with diabetes;
Whereas in 2010, the CDC estimated that approximately
1,900,000 individuals age 20 and older were newly diagnosed
with diabetes;
Whereas a joint National Institutes of Health and CDC study
found that approximately 15,000 youth in the United States
are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes annually and approximately
3,600 youth are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes annually;
Whereas according to the CDC, between 1980 and 2007, the
prevalence of diabetes in the United States increased by more
than 300 percent;
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Whereas the CDC reports that more than 27 percent of
individuals with diabetes are undiagnosed;
Whereas the National Diabetes Fact Sheet issued by the CDC
states that more than 11 percent of adults in the United
States and 26.9 percent of people in the United States age 65
and older have diabetes;
Whereas the CDC estimates that as many as 1 in 3 adults in
the United States will have diabetes in 2050 if present
trends continue;
Whereas the CDC estimates that as many as 1 in 2 Hispanic,
African-American, Asian-American, and Native American adults
will have diabetes in 2050 if present trends continue;
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 1 in 10 dollars spent on
health care was attributed to diabetes and its complications;
Whereas according to a Lewin Group study, in 2007, the
total cost of diabetes (including both diagnosed and
undiagnosed diabetes, pre-diabetes, and gestational diabetes)
was $218,000,000,000;
Whereas a Mathematica Policy Research study in 2007 found
that, for fiscal year 2005, total expenditures for Medicare
beneficiaries with diabetes comprise 32.7 percent of the
Medicare budget;
Whereas according to the CDC, diabetes was the seventh
leading cause of death in 2007 and contributed to the deaths
of more than 230,000 people in the United States in 2007;
Whereas there is not yet a cure for diabetes;
Whereas there are proven means to reduce the incidence, and
delay the onset, of type 2 diabetes;
Whereas with the proper management and treatment, people
with diabetes live healthy, productive lives; and
Whereas American Diabetes Month is celebrated in November:
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) supports the goals and ideals of American Diabetes
Month, including--
(A) encouraging the people of the United States to fight
diabetes through public awareness about prevention and
treatment options; and
(B) increasing education about the disease;
(2) recognizes the importance of early detection of
diabetes, awareness of the symptoms of diabetes, and the risk
factors that often lead to the development of diabetes,
including--
(A) being over the age of 45;
(B) having a specific racial and ethnic background;
(C) being overweight;
(D) having a low level of physical activity;
(E) having high blood pressure; and
(F) 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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