H. Res. 914 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
November 19, 2009. 
Whereas there are nearly 24,000,000 people in the United 
States with diabetes and 57,000,000 with pre-diabetes; 
Whereas diabetes contributed to the deaths of over 300,000 
people in the United States in 2007, making diabetes the 
seventh leading cause of death; 
Whereas every minute, 3 people are diagnosed with diabetes; 
Whereas each day approximately 4,384 people are diagnosed 
with diabetes and approximately 1,600,000 new cases of 
diabetes were diagnosed in people 20 years or older in 
2007; 
Whereas between 1990 and 2001, diabetes prevalence in the 
United States increased by more than 60 percent; 
Whereas over 24 percent of diabetes is undiagnosed, down 
from 30 percent in 2005 and 50 percent 10 years ago; 
Whereas over 10 percent of adults and nearly a quarter (23.1 
percent) of people in the United States age 60 and older 
have diabetes; 
Whereas diabetes is a serious chronic condition that affects 
people of every age, race, income level, and ethnicity; 
Whereas Hispanic, African, Asian, Pacific Islanders, and Na-
tive Americans are disproportionately affected by diabetes
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and suffer at rates much higher than the general popu-
lation; 
Whereas 15,000 youth in the United States are diagnosed 
with type 1 diabetes annually and about 3,700 youth are 
diagnosed with type 2 diabetes annually; 
Whereas 1 in 3 people in the United States born in the year 
2000 will develop diabetes in their lifetime, this statistic 
grows to nearly 1 in 2 for minority populations; 
Whereas diabetes costs the United States an estimated 
$174,000,000,000 in 2007 and $1 in every $10 spent on 
health care is attributed to diabetes and its complica-
tions; 
Whereas approximately $1 out of every $4 Medicare dollars 
is spent on the care of people with diabetes; 
Whereas every day 230 people with diabetes undergo an am-
putation, 120 people enter end-stage kidney disease pro-
grams, and 55 people go blind from diabetes; 
Whereas there is not yet a cure for diabetes; 
Whereas there are proven means to reduce the incidence of 
and delay the onset of type 2 diabetes; 
Whereas people with diabetes live healthy, productive lives 
with the proper management and treatment; and 
Whereas National Diabetes Month is celebrated in November: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of National Diabe-
tes Month, including encouraging people in the United 
States to fight diabetes through raising public awareness
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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 fac-
tors for type II diabetes, which include being over the 
age of 45, coming from certain ethnic backgrounds, 
being overweight, having a low physical activity level, 
high blood pressure, and a family history of diabetes or 
a history of diabetes during pregnancy; and 
(3) supports decreasing the prevalence of diabetes, 
developing better treatments, and working toward an 
eventual cure for type I and type II diabetes through in-
creased research, treatment and prevention. 
Attest: 
Clerk.