[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 165 (Thursday, November 17, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6488-S6489]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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  SENATE RESOLUTION 616--SUPPORTING THE GOALS AND IDEALS OF AMERICAN 
                             DIABETES MONTH

  Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Collins) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions:

                              S. Res. 616

       Whereas according to the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention (referred to in this preamble as the ``CDC''), in 
     the United States--
       (1) nearly 30,000,000 individuals have diabetes; and
       (2) an estimated 86,000,000 individuals aged 20 years and 
     older have prediabetes;
       Whereas diabetes is a serious chronic condition that 
     affects individuals of every age, race, ethnicity, and income 
     level;
       Whereas the CDC reports that Hispanics, African Americans, 
     Asian Americans, and Native American adults are 
     disproportionately affected by diabetes and suffer from the 
     disease at rates that are much higher than the general 
     population of the United States;
       Whereas an individual aged 20 years or older is diagnosed 
     with diabetes every 19 seconds;
       Whereas approximately 4,660 individuals in the United 
     States aged 20 years or older are diagnosed with diabetes 
     each day;
       Whereas the CDC estimates that approximately 1,700,000 
     individuals in the United States aged 20 years and older were 
     newly diagnosed with diabetes in 2012;
       Whereas a joint study carried out by the National 
     Institutes of Health and the CDC found that in the United 
     States during 2008 and 2009, an estimated 18,436 youth were 
     newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and 5,089 youth were 
     newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes;
       Whereas according to the CDC, the prevalence of diabetes in 
     the United States increased by more than 400 percent between 
     1980 and 2014;
       Whereas the CDC reports that 27.8 percent of individuals 
     with diabetes in the United States have not been diagnosed 
     with the disease;
       Whereas in the United States, more than 12 percent of 
     adults aged 20 years and older and 25.9 percent of 
     individuals aged 65 years and older have diabetes;
       Whereas as many as 1 in 3 adults in the United States will 
     have diabetes in 2050 if the present trend continues;
       Whereas after accounting for the difference of the average 
     age of each population, data surveying individuals aged 20 
     years or older in the United States between 2010 and 2012 
     indicates that 7.6 percent of non-Hispanic whites, 13.2 
     percent of non-Hispanic blacks, 12.8 percent of Hispanics, 
     and 9.0 percent of Asian Americans suffered from diagnosed 
     diabetes;
       Whereas after accounting for the difference of the average 
     age of each population, data surveying Hispanic individuals 
     aged 20 years or older in the United States between 2010 and 
     2012 indicates that 8.5 percent of individuals of Central and 
     South American descent, 9.3 percent of individuals of Cuban 
     descent, 13.9 percent of individuals of Mexican descent, and 
     14.8 percent of individuals of Puerto Rican descent suffered 
     from diagnosed diabetes;
       Whereas according to the American Diabetes Association, in 
     2012, the United States

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     spent an estimated $245,000,000,000 on cases of diagnosed 
     diabetes;
       Whereas the American Diabetes Association reports that 20 
     percent of the funds that the United States spent on health 
     care in 2012 went towards caring for individuals with 
     diabetes;
       Whereas a study carried out by Mathematica Policy Research 
     found that total expenditures for individuals with diabetes 
     receiving benefits under the Medicare program under title 
     XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) in 
     fiscal year 2005 comprised 32.7 percent of the budget for the 
     Medicare program in that fiscal year;
       Whereas according to the CDC, in the United States in 2010, 
     diabetes was the seventh leading cause of death and 
     contributed to the death of more than 234,051 individuals;
       Whereas as of November 2016, a cure for diabetes does not 
     exist;
       Whereas there are successful means to reduce the incidence 
     or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes;
       Whereas with proper management and treatment, individuals 
     with diabetes live healthy, productive lives; and
       Whereas individuals in the United States celebrate American 
     Diabetes Month in November: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) supports the goals and ideals of American Diabetes 
     Month, including--
       (A) encouraging individuals in the United States to fight 
     diabetes through public awareness of prevention and treatment 
     options; and
       (B) enhancing diabetes education;
       (2) recognizes the importance of early detection, awareness 
     of the symptoms, and understanding the risk factors of 
     diabetes, including--
       (A) being over the age of 45 years;
       (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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