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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 322 

Supporting the goals and ideals of American Diabetes Month. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 7, 2017 

Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. BROWN, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. 

COONS, Mr. DONNELLY, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. KING, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. PETERS, Mr. ROUNDS, Ms. STABENOW, 

and Mr. WARNER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 

to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the goals and ideals of American Diabetes Month. 

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 20 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— 


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(1) Hispanic Americans, African Americans, Asian 

Americans, and Native Americans are disproportionately 

affected by diabetes and suffer from the disease at rates 

that are much higher than those rates with respect to 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 the United States in 2015, diabetes was the 

seventh leading cause of death 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, an estimated 17,900 youths were 

newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and 5,300 youths 

were newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes; 

Whereas, in the United States, more than 12 percent of 

adults and 25.2 percent of individuals who are 65 years 

of age or older in the United States have diabetes; 


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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— 

(1) 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 suffer from diagnosed 

diabetes; and 

(2) with respect to Hispanic adults, 8.5 percent of 

individuals of Central and South American descent, 9 

percent of individuals of Cuban descent, 13.8 percent of 

individuals of Mexican descent, and 12 percent of individuals of Puerto Rican descent suffer from diagnosed diabetes; 

Whereas, according to the American Diabetes Association, 

the United States spent an estimated $245,000,000,000 

on cases of diagnosed diabetes in 2012; 

Whereas the American Diabetes Association reports that 20 

percent of the money that the United States spent on 

health care in 2012 went toward caring for individuals 

with diabetes; 

Whereas a Mathematica Policy Research study 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 a cure for diabetes does not exist, as of November 

2017; 


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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 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) supports the goals and ideals of American 

3 Diabetes Month, including— 

4 (A) encouraging individuals in the United 

5 States to fight diabetes through public aware6 ness of prevention and treatment options; and 

7 (B) enhancing diabetes education; 

8 (2) recognizes the importance of early detection, 

9 awareness of the symptoms, and understanding the 

10 risk factors of diabetes, including— 

11 (A) being— 

12 (i) older than 45 years of age; or 

13 (ii) overweight; and 

14 (B) having— 

15 (i) a particular racial and ethnic back16 ground; 

17 (ii) a low level of physical activity; 

18 (iii) high blood pressure; 

19 (iv) a family history of diabetes; or 


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1 (v) a history of diabetes during preg2 nancy; and 

3 (3) supports decreasing the prevalence of type 

4 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes in the United 

5 States through increased research, treatment, and 

6 prevention. 

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