IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 610 
Expressing support for the designation of November 9, 2017, as ‘‘National 
Diabetes Heart Health Awareness Day’’, coinciding with American Diabe-
tes Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 7, 2017 
Mr. ALLEN (for himself and Ms. ESTY of Connecticut) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the designation of November 9, 2017, 
as ‘‘National Diabetes Heart Health Awareness Day’’, 
coinciding with American Diabetes Month. 
Whereas nearly 30 million Americans, or 9.3 percent of the 
population, have diabetes, including an estimated 8 mil-
lion Americans who are undiagnosed, and an additional 
86 million Americans have prediabetes; 
Whereas adults with diabetes are two to four times more like-
ly to die from heart disease than adults without diabetes; 
Whereas at least 68 percent of people age 65 or older with 
diabetes die from some form of heart disease; 
Whereas among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries, diabe-
tes and cardiovascular disease are common, affecting 
more than one in three beneficiaries; 
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•HRES 610 IH 
Whereas the American Heart Association considers diabetes 
to be one of the seven major controllable risk factors for 
cardiovascular disease; 
Whereas minority populations are disproportionately affected 
by both cardiovascular disease and diabetes; 
Whereas findings from a recent study reveal that 52 percent 
of adults living with type 2 diabetes are unaware they are 
at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease and its 
complications; 
Whereas two out of three deaths in people with type 2 diabe-
tes are attributed to cardiovascular disease; 
Whereas according to the American Diabetes Association, di-
agnosed diabetes cost America $245 billion a year in 
2012, including $176 billion in direct medical costs; 
Whereas cardiovascular disease accounts for 28 percent of 
the costs of treating people with diabetes; 
Whereas most of the cost of diabetes (62 percent) is provided 
by government insurance, including Medicare, Medicaid, 
and the military; 
Whereas appropriate awareness and education about the car-
diovascular risks associated with diabetes can effectively 
reduce the health and financial burden of illness; and 
Whereas the designation of November 9, 2017, as ‘‘National 
Diabetes Heart Health Awareness Day’’, and coinciding 
with American Diabetes Month, will raise public aware-
ness about the specific risks of heart disease for people 
with diabetes and help to ensure people at risk receive a 
timely diagnosis and proper treatment: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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•HRES 610 IH 
(1) supports— 
(A) the designation of ‘‘National Diabetes 
Heart Health Awareness Day’’; 
(B) the efforts of the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, as well as the entire med-
ical community, to educate people about the 
risks, symptoms, and treatment of diabetes to 
include comorbid cardiovascular diseases and 
risk factors; and 
(C) the greater coordination of federally 
funded efforts that address diabetes or cardio-
vascular disease independently to incorporate 
the common comorbidity of diabetes and cardio-
vascular disease, including education and ac-
tions that address both; and 
(2) respectfully requests that the Clerk of the 
House of Representatives transmit a copy of this 
resolution to the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services. 
Æ 
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