IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1237 
Supporting the goals and ideals of American Diabetes Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 24, 2020 
Ms. DEGETTE (for herself, Mr. REED, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, 
Ms. DELBENE, and Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce 
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 di-
abetes 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 17,400,000 veterans in the United States, 
8,800,000 who are 65 years of age or older, and 1 in 4 
overall, are receiving care for diabetes from the Depart-
ment 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 sig-
nificantly 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 2020, 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 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of American 
Diabetes Month, including— 
(A) encouraging individuals in the United 
States to fight diabetes through public aware-
ness of prevention and treatment options; and 
(B) enhancing diabetes education; 
(2) recognizes the importance of awareness and 
early detection, including awareness of symptoms 
and risk factors such as— 
(A) being— 
(i) older than 45 years of age; or 
(ii) overweight; and 
(B) having— 
(i) a particular racial and ethnic back-
ground; 
(ii) a low level of physical activity; 
(iii) high blood pressure; 
(iv) a family history of diabetes; or 
(v) a history of diabetes during preg-
nancy; 
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(3) supports decreasing the prevalence of type 
1, type 2, and gestational diabetes in the United 
States through research, treatment, and prevention; 
and 
(4) recognizes the importance of addressing sys-
temic barriers to health care that— 
(A) leave many vulnerable communities at 
a heightened risk for diabetes; and 
(B) limit access to health care resources 
that are needed to effectively prevent the onset, 
and to manage the condition, of diabetes. 
Æ 
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