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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 914 

Supporting the observance of National Diabetes Month. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 18, 2009 

Ms. DEGETTE (for herself, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. AL GREEN of 

Texas, Mr. CRENSHAW, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. WEINER, Ms. LEE of California, 

Mr. HILL, Mr. GORDON of Tennessee, Mr. CHANDLER, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. 

DELAHUNT, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. RUSH, Mr. ELLSWORTH, 

Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, 

Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. DENT, Mr. MELANCON, 

Mr. CARNEY, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. MAFFEI, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. ISSA, Mr. 

CAMP, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. WU, Mr. 

MANZULLO, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 

ENGEL, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. 

UPTON, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, 

Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. 

SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. MATHESON, 

Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. BONNER, Mr. WILSON of South 

Carolina, Mr. BARROW, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. TIERNEY, 

Mr. KLINE of Minnesota, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. OLVER, Mr. 

SALAZAR, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. TANNER, Mr. 

PITTS, Mr. SESTAK, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mrs. DAHLKEMPER, Mr. 

BOSWELL, Mr. LANCE, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. KIRK, Mrs. 

BLACKBURN, Mrs. BONO MACK, Ms. WATERS, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. HONDA, Mr. MCMAHON, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. 

ROSS, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. 

NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. KLEIN

of Florida, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. 

JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Ms. BERKLEY, Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN, Mr. 

BUYER, Mrs. MYRICK, Ms. KOSMAS, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. POE of Texas, 

Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. WALZ, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. COLE, Mr. CHILDERS, Ms. 

FOXX, Mr. CLAY, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. SPACE, Mr. WAMP, Ms. ZOE

LOFGREN of California, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. KAGEN, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. WALDEN, 

Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. KRATOVIL, 

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PATRICK of Michigan) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the observance of National Diabetes Month. 

Whereas there are nearly 24,000,000 people in the United 

States with diabetes and 57,000,000 with pre-diabetes; 

Whereas diabetes contributed to the deaths of over 300,000 

people in the United States in 2007, making diabetes the 

seventh leading cause of death; 

Whereas every minute, 3 people are diagnosed with diabetes; 

Whereas each day approximately 4,384 people are diagnosed 

with diabetes and approximately 1,600,000 new cases of 

diabetes were diagnosed in people 20 years or older in 

2007; 

Whereas between 1990 and 2001, diabetes prevalence in the 

United States increased by more than 60 percent; 

Whereas over 24 percent of diabetes is undiagnosed, down 

from 30 percent in 2005 and 50 percent 10 years ago; 

Whereas over 10 percent of adults and nearly a quarter (23.1 

percent) of people in the United States age 60 and older 

have diabetes; 

Whereas diabetes is a serious chronic condition that affects 

people of every age, race, income level, and ethnicity; 

Whereas Hispanic, African, Asian, Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans are disproportionately affected by diabetes 

and suffer at rates much higher than the general population; 


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Whereas 15,000 youth in the United States are diagnosed 

with type 1 diabetes annually and about 3,700 youth are 

diagnosed with type 2 diabetes annually; 

Whereas 1 in 3 people in the United States born in the year 

2000 will develop diabetes in their lifetime, this statistic 

grows to nearly 1 in 2 for minority populations; 

Whereas diabetes costs the United States an estimated 

$174,000,000,000 in 2007 and $1 in every $10 spent on 

health care is attributed to diabetes and its complications; 

Whereas approximately $1 out of every $4 Medicare dollars 

is spent on the care of people with diabetes; 

Whereas every day 230 people with diabetes undergo an amputation, 120 people enter end-stage kidney disease programs, and 55 people go blind from diabetes; 

Whereas there is not yet a cure for diabetes; 

Whereas there are proven means to reduce the incidence of 

and delay the onset of type 2 diabetes; 

Whereas people with diabetes live healthy, productive lives 

with the proper management and treatment; and 

Whereas National Diabetes Month is celebrated in November: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the goals and ideals of National 

3 Diabetes Month, including encouraging people in the 

4 United States to fight diabetes through raising pub5 lic awareness about stopping diabetes and increasing 

6 education about the disease; 


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1 (2) recognizes the importance of early detection, 

2 awareness of the symptoms of diabetes, and the risk 

3 factors for type II diabetes, which include being over 

4 the age of 45, coming from certain ethnic back5 grounds, being overweight, having a low physical ac6 tivity level, high blood pressure, and a family history 

7 of diabetes or a history of diabetes during preg8 nancy; and 

9 (3) supports decreasing the prevalence of diabe10 tes, developing better treatments, and working to11 ward an eventual cure for type I and type II diabe12 tes through increased research, treatment and pre13 vention. 

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