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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 479 

Supporting the goals and ideals of American Diabetes Month. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 14, 2021 

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

KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LANKFORD, Ms. SMITH, Mr. WARNER, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. COONS, and Mr. MANCHIN) submitted the 

following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

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) 34,200,000 individuals in the United States have 

diabetes; and 

(2) an estimated 88,000,000 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 Americans, African Americans, Asian 

Americans, and Native Americans are disproportionately 


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affected by diabetes and develop the disease at much 

higher rates than the general population of the United 

States; and 

(2) an estimated 21.4 percent of individuals with diabetes in the United States have not yet been diagnosed 

with the disease; 

Whereas, in the United States, more than 10.5 percent of the 

population, including 26.8 percent of individuals who are 

65 years of age or older, have diabetes; 

Whereas, of the 18,820,000 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, 

the United States spent an estimated $237,000,000,000 

on direct medical costs for cases of diagnosed diabetes in 

2017, and out-of-pocket costs for insulin have grown significantly in recent years for many patients; 

Whereas the American Diabetes Association reports that care 

for people with diagnosed diabetes accounts for 1 in 4 

health care dollars spent in the United States; 

Whereas the cost of health care is estimated to be 2.3 times 

higher for individuals in the United States with diabetes 

than those without diabetes; 

Whereas, as of November 2021, 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— 

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 increased 

6 awareness of prevention and treatment options; 

7 and 

8 (B) enhancing diabetes education; 

9 (2) recognizes the importance of awareness and 

10 early detection, including awareness of symptoms 

11 and risk factors such as— 

12 (A) being— 

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

14 (ii) overweight; and 

15 (B) having— 

16 (i) a racial and ethnic background 

17 that is disproportionately affected by dia18 betes; 

19 (ii) a low level of physical activity; 

20 (iii) high blood pressure; 

21 (iv) a family history of diabetes; or 


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

3 (3) supports decreasing the prevalence of type 

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

5 States through research, treatment, and prevention; 

6 and 

7 (4) recognizes the importance of addressing sys8 temic barriers to health care that— 

9 (A) leave many communities at a height10 ened risk for diabetes; and 

11 (B) limit access to health care resources 

12 that are needed to effectively prevent the onset, 

13 and to manage the condition, of diabetes. 

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