[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17037]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  NOVEMBER IS DIABETES AWARENESS MONTH

  (Mr. DOLD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as a member of the Diabetes 
Caucus to recognize November as Diabetes Awareness Month.
  Approximately 29 million Americans suffer from diabetes. This disease 
is the seventh-leading cause of death in the United States.
  It is critically important that we help educate people to understand 
their risk factors and that we educate people on how to prevent the 
disease by living healthier lives.
  Although there are many treatments for diabetes, there is no cure. I 
was proud to help introduce the 21st Century Cures Act, which provides 
critical funding to the National Institutes of Health so that they can 
continue their innovative research into diabetes and other diseases. 
Mr. Speaker, we spend $330 billion each and every year treating 
diabetes. We need to find a cure.
  I am also proud to be a cosponsor of the Treat and Reduce Obesity 
Act, which will help seniors manage obesity, one of the leading causes 
of type 2 diabetes. I look forward to working with my colleagues on 
both sides of the aisle and advocates across the country to continue 
helping patients fight this disease.

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