[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11149]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     AWARENESS FOR TYPE 1 DIABETES

  (Mr. REED asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to raise awareness for the issue 
of type 1 diabetes across America.
  As co-chair of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus on the Republican 
side with my good friend, Diana DeGette, on the Democratic side, this 
is an issue I care deeply about. We must work together to find ways to 
address this disease to improve the lives of families that are dealing 
with this each and every day.
  Mr. Speaker, my family is one of these families. My son, Will, at 17 
years of age, has been fighting this disease 24/7, 365 days a year 
since the age of 4.
  This young girl, Kennedy, I had the honor to meet with and is 
representing my district here in the congressional workshop being put 
on by Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. She showed me the scars on 
her fingers where she has to poke her fingers six to seven times a day, 
Mr. Speaker, to control her blood sugar and monitor it on a regular 
basis.
  She is a true inspiration to all diabetics across the Nation and 
should be an inspiration to each and every one of us to tackle this 
disease in a way that will improve lives for generations to come.

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