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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 610 

Expressing support for the designation of November 9, 2017, as ‘‘National 

Diabetes Heart Health Awareness Day’’, coinciding with American Diabetes Month. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 7, 2017 

Mr. ALLEN (for himself and Ms. ESTY of Connecticut) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for the designation of November 9, 2017, 

as ‘‘National Diabetes Heart Health Awareness Day’’, 

coinciding with American Diabetes Month. 

Whereas nearly 30 million Americans, or 9.3 percent of the 

population, have diabetes, including an estimated 8 million Americans who are undiagnosed, and an additional 

86 million Americans have prediabetes; 

Whereas adults with diabetes are two to four times more likely to die from heart disease than adults without diabetes; 

Whereas at least 68 percent of people age 65 or older with 

diabetes die from some form of heart disease; 

Whereas among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries, diabetes and cardiovascular disease are common, affecting 

more than one in three beneficiaries; 


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Whereas the American Heart Association considers diabetes 

to be one of the seven major controllable risk factors for 

cardiovascular disease; 

Whereas minority populations are disproportionately affected 

by both cardiovascular disease and diabetes; 

Whereas findings from a recent study reveal that 52 percent 

of adults living with type 2 diabetes are unaware they are 

at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease and its 

complications; 

Whereas two out of three deaths in people with type 2 diabetes are attributed to cardiovascular disease; 

Whereas according to the American Diabetes Association, diagnosed diabetes cost America $245 billion a year in 

2012, including $176 billion in direct medical costs; 

Whereas cardiovascular disease accounts for 28 percent of 

the costs of treating people with diabetes; 

Whereas most of the cost of diabetes (62 percent) is provided 

by government insurance, including Medicare, Medicaid, 

and the military; 

Whereas appropriate awareness and education about the cardiovascular risks associated with diabetes can effectively 

reduce the health and financial burden of illness; and 

Whereas the designation of November 9, 2017, as ‘‘National 

Diabetes Heart Health Awareness Day’’, and coinciding 

with American Diabetes Month, will raise public awareness about the specific risks of heart disease for people 

with diabetes and help to ensure people at risk receive a 

timely diagnosis and proper treatment: Now, therefore, 

be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 


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1 (1) supports— 

2 (A) the designation of ‘‘National Diabetes 

3 Heart Health Awareness Day’’; 

4 (B) the efforts of the Secretary of Health 

5 and Human Services, as well as the entire med6 ical community, to educate people about the 

7 risks, symptoms, and treatment of diabetes to 

8 include comorbid cardiovascular diseases and 

9 risk factors; and 

10 (C) the greater coordination of federally 

11 funded efforts that address diabetes or cardio12 vascular disease independently to incorporate 

13 the common comorbidity of diabetes and cardio14 vascular disease, including education and ac15 tions that address both; and 

16 (2) respectfully requests that the Clerk of the 

17 House of Representatives transmit a copy of this 

18 resolution to the Secretary of Health and Human 

19 Services. 

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