[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 185 (Tuesday, November 19, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6674-S6675]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 431--SUPPORTING THE GOALS AND IDEALS OF AMERICAN 
                             DIABETES MONTH

  Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Lankford, Mr. King, Mr. 
Rounds, Mr. Jones, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Smith, Ms. 
Stabenow, Mr. Brown, Mr. Peters, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
Manchin, and Mr. Coons) submitted the following resolution; which was 
considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 431

       Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention (referred to in this preamble as the ``CDC'')--
       (1) 30,300,000 individuals in the United States have 
     diabetes; and
       (2) an estimated 84,100,000 individuals in the United 
     States who are 18 years of age or 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--
       (1) Hispanic Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, 
     and Native Americans are disproportionately affected by 
     diabetes and suffer from the disease at much higher rates 
     than the general population of the United States; and
       (2) 23.8 percent of individuals with diabetes in the United 
     States have not been diagnosed with the disease;
       Whereas, according to the CDC--
       (1) an individual who is 20 years of age or older is 
     diagnosed with diabetes every 21 seconds;
       (2) the prevalence of diabetes in the United States 
     increased more than threefold between 1990 and 2015; and
       (3) in 2015, diabetes was the seventh leading cause of 
     death in the United States and contributed to the deaths of 
     more than 252,806 individuals during that year;
       Whereas approximately 4,110 adults in the United States are 
     diagnosed with diabetes each day;
       Whereas the CDC estimates that approximately 1,500,000 
     adults in the United States were newly diagnosed with 
     diabetes in 2015;
       Whereas a joint study carried out by the National 
     Institutes of Health and the CDC found that, in the United 
     States during 2011 and 2012--
       (1) an estimated 17,900 individuals younger than 20 years 
     of age were newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes; and
       (2) 5,300 individuals between the ages of 10 and 19 were 
     newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes;
       Whereas, in the United States, more than 9.4 percent of the 
     population, including 25.2 percent of individuals who are 65 
     years of age or older, have diabetes;
       Whereas the risk of developing diabetes at some point in 
     life is 40 percent for adults in the United States;
       Whereas, after accounting for the difference of the average 
     age of each population, data surveying adults in the United 
     States between 2013 and 2015 indicates that 7.4 percent of 
     non-Hispanic Whites, 12.7 percent of non-Hispanic Blacks, 
     12.1 percent of Hispanics, and 8 percent of Asian Americans 
     have been diagnosed with diabetes;
       Whereas, according to the American Diabetes Association, 
     the United States spent an estimated $327,000,000,000 on 
     cases of diagnosed diabetes in 2017, an increase of 26 
     percent since 2012, and out-of-pocket costs for insulin have 
     grown significantly in recent years for many patients;
       Whereas the American Diabetes Association reports that care 
     for people with diagnosed diabetes accounts for 1 in 4 health 
     care dollars spent in the United States;
       Whereas, as of November 2019, a cure for diabetes does not 
     exist;
       Whereas there are successful means to reduce the incidence, 
     and delay the onset, of type 2 diabetes;
       Whereas, with proper management and treatment, individuals 
     with diabetes live healthy and 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 awareness and early 
     detection, including awareness of symptoms and risk factors 
     such as--
       (A) being--
       (i) older than 45 years of age; or
       (ii) overweight; and
       (B) having--
       (i) a particular racial and ethnic background;
       (ii) a low level of physical activity;
       (iii) high blood pressure;
       (iv) a family history of diabetes; or
       (v) 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 
     research, treatment, and prevention.

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