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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 474 

Designating November 2023 as American Diabetes Month. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 27, 2023 

Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. COLLINS) submitted the following 

resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Designating November 2023 as American Diabetes Month. 

Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (referred to in this preamble as the 

‘‘CDC’’)— 

(1) an estimated 37,300,000 individuals in the 

United States have diabetes; and 

(2) an estimated 96,000,000 individuals in the 

United States who are 18 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— 

(1) Hispanic, Black, Asian, American Indian, and 

Alaska Native adults in the United States are disproportionately affected by diabetes and develop the disease at 


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much higher rates than the general population of the 

United States; and 

(2) an estimated 23 percent of individuals with diabetes in the United States have not yet been diagnosed 

with the disease; 

Whereas, in the United States, an estimated 11.3 percent of 

the population, including 29.2 percent of individuals who 

are 65 years of age or older, have diabetes; 

Whereas, of the approximately 16,200,000 veterans in the 

United States, 1 in 4 are receiving care for diabetes from 

the Department of Veterans Affairs; 

Whereas the risk of developing type 2 diabetes at some point 

in life is 40 percent for adults in the United States; 

Whereas, according to the American Diabetes Association— 

(1) in 2022, the estimated direct and indirect medical costs in the United States for cases of diagnosed diabetes was $412,900,000,000; and 

(2) as insulin prices rise, 1 in 4 individuals using insulin report reducing use due to insulin cost; 

Whereas the American Diabetes Association reports that, in 

2017, care for individuals with diagnosed diabetes accounted for 1 in 4 health care dollars in the United 

States; 

Whereas the cost of health care is estimated to be 2.6 times 

higher for individuals in the United States with diabetes 

than those without diabetes; 

Whereas, as of November 2023, a cure for diabetes does not 

exist; 

Whereas there are successful means to reduce the incidence, 

and delay the onset, of type 2 diabetes; 


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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 designates November 2023 

2 as American Diabetes Month, supporting the goals and 

3 ideals of American Diabetes Month, including— 

4 (1) encouraging individuals in the United 

5 States to fight diabetes through public awareness of 

6 prevention and treatment options; and 

7 (2) enhancing diabetes education; 

8 (3) recognizing the importance of awareness 

9 and early detection, including awareness of symp10 toms and risk factors such as— 

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 

20 (v) a history of diabetes during preg21 nancy; 


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1 (4) supporting a decrease in the prevalence of 

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

3 United States through research, treatment, and pre4 vention; and 

5 (5) recognizing the importance of addressing 

6 barriers to health care that— 

7 (A) leave many communities at a height8 ened risk for diabetes; and 

9 (B) limit access to health care resources 

10 that are needed to effectively prevent the onset, 

11 and to manage the condition, of diabetes. 

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