[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[House]
[Page 27730]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                        DIABETES AWARENESS MONTH

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Madam Speaker, Diabetes Awareness Month is our 
effort to raise awareness of the disease, its prevention, and ways to 
manage its impact. There are 24 million Americans living with diabetes. 
That's about 8 percent of our population. There are 1.6 million cases 
diagnosed every year, and 57 million Americans are at risk with 
prediabetes.
  As encouraged by the American Diabetes Association, we must promote 
the four-step method of sharing, acting, learning, and giving:
  sharing our personal stories of diabetes;
  acting to help end the rise of new cases;
  learning about the risks and ways to manage and control the disease;
  giving of our time and resources to advance diabetes research.
  Let's all make an effort to learn about the dangers of diabetes and 
best prevention practices, let's celebrate, and indeed, let's bring a 
greater awareness to this terrible disease.

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