IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 523 
Supporting the goals and ideals of American Diabetes Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 5, 2015 
Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself, Ms. DEGETTE, and Mr. WHITFIELD) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce 
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 dispropor-
tionately affected by diabetes and suffer from the disease 
at rates that are much higher than the general popu-
lation 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 in-
dividuals 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 diag-
nosed with the disease; 
Whereas in the United States, more than 12 percent of 
adults aged 20 years or older and 25.9 percent of individ-
uals 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 individ-
uals 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 diabe-
tes 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 
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 early detection, 
awareness of the symptoms, and understanding the 
risk factors of diabetes, including— 
(A) being over the age of 45 years; 
(B) having a specific racial and ethnic 
background; 
(C) being overweight; 
(D) having a low level of physical activity; 
(E) having high blood pressure; and 
(F) having a family history of diabetes or 
a history of diabetes during pregnancy; and 
(3) supports decreasing the prevalence of type 
1, type 2, and gestational diabetes in the United 
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States through increased research, treatment, and 
prevention. 
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