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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 282 

Supporting the goals and ideals of American Diabetes Month. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 8, 2015 

Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

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’’), 

in the United States— 

(1) nearly 30,000,000 individuals have diabetes; and 

(2) an estimated 86,000,000 individuals aged 20 

years and 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 Hispanics, African Americans, 

Asian Americans, and Native Americans are disproportionately affected by diabetes and suffer from the disease 

at rates that are much higher than the general population of the United States; 


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Whereas according to the CDC, an individual aged 20 years 

or older is diagnosed with diabetes every 19 seconds; 

Whereas approximately 4,660 individuals in the United 

States aged 20 years or older are diagnosed with diabetes 

each day; 

Whereas the CDC estimates that approximately 1,700,000 individuals in the United States aged 20 years and older 

were newly diagnosed with diabetes in 2012; 

Whereas a joint study carried out by the National Institutes 

of Health and the CDC found that in the United States 

during 2008 and 2009, an estimated 18,436 youth were 

newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and 5,089 youth 

were newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes; 

Whereas according to the CDC, the prevalence of diabetes in 

the United States increased by more than 300 percent 

between 1980 and 2010; 

Whereas the CDC reports that 27.8 percent of individuals 

with diabetes in the United States have not been diagnosed with the disease; 

Whereas in the United States, more than 12 percent of 

adults aged 20 years or older and 25.9 percent of individuals aged 65 years or older have diabetes; 

Whereas, as many as 1 in 3 adults in the United States will 

have diabetes in 2050 if the present trend continues; 

Whereas after accounting for the difference of the average 

age of each population, data surveying individuals aged 

20 years or older in the United States between 2010 and 

2012 indicates that 7.6 percent of non-Hispanic Whites, 

13.2 percent of non-Hispanic Blacks, 12.8 percent of 

Hispanics, and 9.0 percent of Asian Americans suffered 

from diagnosed diabetes; 


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Whereas after accounting for the difference of the average 

age of each population, data surveying Hispanic individuals aged 20 years or older in the United States between 

2010 and 2012 indicates that 8.5 percent of individuals 

of Central and South American descent, 9.3 percent of 

individuals of Cuban descent, 13.9 percent of individuals 

of Mexican descent, and 14.8 percent of individuals of 

Puerto Rican descent suffered from diagnosed diabetes; 

Whereas according to the American Diabetes Association, in 

2012, the United States spent an estimated 

$245,000,000,000 on cases of diagnosed diabetes; 

Whereas the American Diabetes Association reports that 20 

percent of the funds that the United States spent on 

health care in 2012 went towards caring for individuals 

with diabetes; 

Whereas a study carried out by Mathematica Policy Research 

found that total expenditures for individuals with diabetes receiving benefits under the Medicare program under 

title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 

et seq.) in fiscal year 2005 comprised 32.7 percent of the 

budget for the Medicare program in that fiscal year; 

Whereas according to the CDC, in the United States in 2010, 

diabetes— 

(1) was the seventh leading cause of death; and 

(2) contributed to the death of more than 234,051 

individuals; 

Whereas, as of November 2015, 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, 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 public aware6 ness of prevention and treatment options; and 

7 (B) enhancing diabetes education; 

8 (2) recognizes the importance of early detection, 

9 awareness of the symptoms, and understanding the 

10 risk factors of diabetes, including— 

11 (A) being over the age of 45 years; 

12 (B) having a specific racial and ethnic 

13 background; 

14 (C) being overweight; 

15 (D) having a low level of physical activity; 

16 (E) having high blood pressure; and 

17 (F) having a family history of diabetes or 

18 a history of diabetes during pregnancy; and 

19 (3) supports decreasing the prevalence of type 

20 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes in the United 


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1 States through increased research, treatment, and 

2 prevention. 

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