IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1690 
Supporting the observance of American Diabetes Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 
Ms. DEGETTE (for herself, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. BECERRA, and Mr. KIRK) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the observance of American Diabetes Month. 
Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC), there are nearly 24,000,000 Ameri-
cans with diabetes and 57,000,000 with prediabetes; 
Whereas diabetes is a serious chronic condition that affects 
people of every age, race and ethnicity, and income level; 
Whereas the CDC reports that Hispanic-, African-, Asian-, 
and Native Americans are disproportionately affected by 
diabetes and suffer at rates higher than the general pop-
ulation; 
Whereas, according to the CDC, every minute 3 people are 
diagnosed with diabetes, approximately 4,384 people each 
day; 
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Whereas, according to the CDC, approximately 1,600,000 
new cases of diabetes were diagnosed last year in people 
20 years or older; 
Whereas a joint CDC and National Institutes of Health study 
found that 15,000 youth in the United States are diag-
nosed with type 1 diabetes annually and about 3,700 
youth are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes annually; 
Whereas, according to the CDC, between 1980 and 2007, di-
abetes prevalence in the United States increased by more 
than 300 percent; 
Whereas the CDC reports that over 24 percent of diabetes 
is undiagnosed, down from 30 percent in 2005; 
Whereas, according to the CDC National Diabetes Fact 
Sheet, over 10 percent of American adults and nearly a 
quarter (23.1 percent) of Americans age 60 and older 
have diabetes; 
Whereas, according to the CDC, one in three Americans born 
in the year 2000 will develop diabetes in their lifetime; 
this statistic grows to nearly one in two for minority pop-
ulations; 
Whereas, according to the American Diabetes Association, in 
2007, the total cost of diagnosed diabetes in the United 
States was $174,000,000,000, and one in ten dollars 
spent on health care is attributed to diabetes and its 
complications; 
Whereas, according to a Mathematica Policy study, total ex-
penditures for Medicare beneficiaries comprise 32.7 per-
cent of the Medicare budget; 
Whereas, according to the CDC, every day 230 people with 
diabetes undergo an amputation, 120 people enter end- 
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stage kidney disease programs, and 55 people go blind 
from diabetes; 
Whereas, according to the CDC, diabetes was the seventh 
leading cause of death in 2007, and contributed to the 
deaths of over 230,000 Americans in 2005; 
Whereas there is not yet a cure for diabetes; 
Whereas there are proven means to reduce the incidence of 
and/or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes; 
Whereas people with diabetes live healthy, productive lives 
with the proper management and treatment; 
Whereas the House of Representatives is in a unique position 
to help raise public awareness about the need for in-
creased funding for research on, and for prevention, early 
diagnosis, and treatment of, diabetes; and 
Whereas November is widely recognized as American Diabe-
tes Month: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of American 
Diabetes Month, including encouraging Americans to 
fight diabetes through raising public awareness 
about stopping diabetes and increasing education 
about the disease; 
(2) recognizes the importance of early detection, 
awareness of the symptoms of diabetes, and the risk 
factors for diabetes, which include being over the age 
of 45, being a member of specific racial and ethnic 
background, being overweight, having a low physical 
activity level, having high blood pressure, and having 
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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 
States through increased research, treatment, and 
prevention. 
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