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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 316 

Supporting the goals and ideals of American Diabetes Month. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 10, 2013 

Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. COLLINS) 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’’), 

nearly 26,000,000 individuals in the United States have 

diabetes and an estimated 79,000,000 individuals age 20 

years or older in the United States 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 Hispanic, African, Asian, and 

Native Americans are disproportionately affected by diabetes and suffer from the disease at rates that are much 

higher than the general population of the United States; 

Whereas according to the CDC, an individual age 20 years 

or older is diagnosed with diabetes every 17 seconds; 


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Whereas approximately 5,205 individuals age 20 years and 

older in the United States are diagnosed with diabetes 

each day; 

Whereas the CDC estimates that approximately 1,900,000 individuals in the United States age 20 years and older 

were newly diagnosed with diabetes in 2010; 

Whereas a joint National Institutes of Health and CDC study 

found that each year between 2002 and 2005, approximately 15,600 youth were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 

and approximately 3,600 youth were diagnosed with type 

2 diabetes in the United States; 

Whereas according to the CDC, the prevalence of diabetes in 

the United States increased by more than 300 percent 

between 1980 and 2010; 

Whereas the CDC reports that more than 27 percent of individuals with diabetes in the United States have not been 

diagnosed with the disease; 

Whereas more than 11 percent of adults and 26.9 percent of 

individuals age 65 and older in the United States have 

diabetes; 

Whereas as many as 1 in 3 adults in the United States will 

have diabetes in 2050 if the present trend continues; 

Whereas after accounting for the difference of the average 

age of each population, data surveying individuals age 20 

years and older in the United States between 2007 and 

2009 indicate that 7.1 percent of non-Hispanic whites, 

12.6 percent of non-Hispanic blacks, 11.8 percent of Hispanics, and 8.4 percent of Asian Americans suffered from 

diagnosed diabetes; 

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uals age 20 years and older in the United States between 

2007 and 2009 indicate that 7.6 percent of individuals 

of Cuban, Central American, and South American descent, 13.3 percent of individuals of Mexican descent, and 

13.8 percent of individuals of Puerto Rican descent suffered 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 towards 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 such 

program in such fiscal year; 

Whereas according to the CDC, in 2007, diabetes was the 

seventh leading cause of death in the United States, contributing to the death of more than 230,000 individuals 

in the United States that year; 

Whereas a cure for diabetes does not exist as of November 

2013; 

Whereas there are successful means to reduce the incidence 

of and delay the onset of type 2 diabetes; 

Whereas with proper management and treatment, individuals 

with diabetes live healthy, productive lives; and 

Whereas individuals in the United States celebrate American 

Diabetes Month in November: Now, therefore, be it 


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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 over the age of 45; 

12 (B) having a specific racial and ethnic 

13 background; 

14 (C) being overweight; 

15 (D) having a low level of physical activity; 

16 (E) having high blood pressure; and 

17 (F) having a family history of diabetes or 

18 a history of diabetes during pregnancy; and 

19 (3) supports decreasing the prevalence of type 

20 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes in the United 

21 States through increased research, treatment, and 

22 prevention. 

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