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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 842 

Supporting the goals and ideals of American Diabetes Month. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 17, 2022 

Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. COLLINS) 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) 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, more than 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 19,000,000 veterans in the 

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

the Department of Veterans Affairs; 

Whereas the risk of developing 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 2022, a cure for diabetes does not 

exist; 

Whereas there are successful means to reduce the incidence, 

and delay the onset, of type 2 diabetes; 

Whereas, with proper management and treatment, individuals 

with diabetes live healthy and productive lives; and 


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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 public aware6 ness of prevention and treatment options; and 

7 (B) enhancing diabetes education; 

8 (2) recognizes the importance of awareness and 

9 early detection, including awareness of symptoms 

10 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; 

22 (3) supports decreasing the prevalence of type 

23 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes in the United 


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1 States through research, treatment, and prevention; 

2 and 

3 (4) recognizes the importance of addressing sys4 temic barriers to health care that— 

5 (A) leave many vulnerable communities at 

6 a heightened risk for diabetes; and 

7 (B) limit access to health care resources 

8 that are needed to effectively prevent the onset, 

9 and to manage the condition, of diabetes. 

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