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Proclamation 10849 of October 31, 2024 

National Diabetes Month, 2024 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

Over 38 million Americans, or 1 in every 10 people, have diabetes. During 

National Diabetes Month, we raise awareness about this chronic condition 

and promote the strategies that can prevent and manage it. We recommit 

to making treatment more affordable and accessible. And we strengthen 

our resolve to find cures. 

Diabetes takes a physical and financial toll on Americans nationwide, and 

many Americans must decide between paying for treatments and putting 

food on the table. Insulin—a life-saving drug for some people with diabetes— 

can cost Americans upwards of $300, even though it costs drug companies 

as little as $10 per vial to make. Some Americans end up rationing their 

medication, which can have serious effects on their health and well-being. 

While Big Pharma makes record profits, Americans pay exorbitant prices— 

higher than anywhere else in the world. It is unacceptable. No one should 

have to lie awake at night wondering if they can afford their medical 

bills or their insulin prescription. 

Since I came into office, I have worked to ensure that health care is a 

right in this country, not a privilege—and that meant lowering the cost 

of insulin. That is why my Administration took on Big Pharma and won. 

I signed the Inflation Reduction Act, which capped the cost of insulin 

at $35 for people on Medicare. And the largest manufacturer of insulin 

in the United States answered my call to lower the cost to $35 per month 

for everyone. My Inflation Reduction Act also empowered Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices, lowering the costs of medications used to treat 

common diseases, including drugs that treat diabetes. Further, that law 

requires drug companies that raise prices faster than inflation to pay Medicare 

back the difference, saving seniors up to $618 per dose of medication. 

Moreover, beginning in 2025, the Inflation Reduction Act will cap total 

out-of-pocket drug costs at $2,000 per year for people on Medicare. There 

is still more to do, but this will help ensure Americans—including those 

with diabetes—have the dignity, security, and peace of mind they deserve. 

My Administration is also working to drive new breakthroughs in preventing, 

detecting, and treating diabetes while ensuring that Americans have the 

resources they need to lead healthy lifestyles. I secured $4 billion for the 

Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to make strides in transforming the prevention, detection, and treatment of deadly diseases like 

diabetes. We have seen enormous research advances in recent years to 

develop promising new diabetes drugs, including the first cell therapy for 

adults with Type 1 diabetes and the first new oral medication for children 

with Type 2 diabetes in decades. At the same time, we recognize that 

the impact of Type 2 diabetes can be greatly decreased through improvements 

in nutrition and physical activity. My Administration announced new standards for school meals to improve their nutritional value and give schools 

the option to require locally produced, unprocessed menu ingredients. We 

also held the first White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health 

in over 50 years, bringing together advocates, health care providers, food 

companies, and officials from every level of government. As a part of that 


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conference, we launched the White House Challenge to End Hunger and 

Build Healthy Communities. In total, we have secured more than $10 billion 

in bold, new commitments from the public and private sectors to end 

hunger and reduce diet-related diseases like diabetes. 

My Administration also recognizes that tens of millions of Americans have 

prediabetes and are at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes within 5 years. 

Diabetes increases one’s risk of heart attack, cancer, stroke, blindness, kidney 

failure, and the loss of toes, feet, or legs. Many of these cases are preventable, 

and the risk factors are often related to poor nutrition and inadequate physical 

activity. To learn more about the risks and how to address prediabetes 

and help prevent Type 2 diabetes, visit the Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention National Diabetes Prevention Program: cdc.gov/diabetes-prevention. 

During National Diabetes Month, we celebrate the resilience and courage 

of all those affected by diabetes. We thank the dedicated medical professionals, loved ones, and advocates who support this community. And we 

recommit to working around the clock to improve care for those affected 

and get us closer to finding cures. 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States 

of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution 

and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2024 

as National Diabetes Month. I call upon all Americans, school systems, 

government agencies, nonprofit organizations, health care providers, research 

institutions, and other interested groups to join in activities that raise diabetes 

awareness and help prevent, treat, and manage this disease. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day 

of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-four, and of the 

Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fortyninth. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25804 

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