,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #caf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#aj1 #bjac,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself   
and ,ms4 ,collins7 submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,health1          
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions       
,,resolution  ,supporting the goals and 
ideals of ,american ,diabetes ,month4   
,whereas according to the ,centers for  
,disease ,control and ,prevention       
7referred to in this preamble as the    
,,cdc71 nearly #bf1jjj1jjj individuals  
in the ,united ,states have diabetes and
 an estimated #gi1jjj1jjj individuals   
age #bj years or older in the ,united   
,states have prediabetes2 ,whereas      
diabetes is a serious chronic condition 
that affects individuals of every age1  
race1 ethnicity1 and income level2      
,whereas the ,,cdc reports that         
,hispanic1 ,african1 ,asian1 and ,native
 ,americans are disproportionately      
affected by diabetes and suffer from the

 disease at rates that are much higher  
than the general population of the      
,united ,states2 ,whereas according to  
the ,,cdc1 an individual age #bj years  
or older is diagnosed with diabetes     
every #ag seconds2 ,whereas             
approximately #e1bje individuals age #bj
 years and older in the ,united ,states 
are diagnosed with diabetes each day2   
,whereas the ,,cdc estimates that       
approximately #a1ijj1jjj individuals in 
the ,united ,states age #bj years and   
older were newly diagnosed with diabetes
 in #bjaj2 ,whereas a joint ,national   
,institutes of ,health and ,,cdc study  
found that each year between #bjjb and  
#bjje1 approximately #ae1fjj youth were 
diagnosed with type #a diabetes and     
approximately #c1fjj youth were         
diagnosed with type #b diabetes in the  
,united ,states2 ,whereas according to  
the ,,cdc1 the prevalence of diabetes in
 the ,united ,states increased by more  
than #cjj percent between #aihj and     
#bjaj2 ,whereas the ,,cdc reports that  

more than #bg percent of individuals    
with diabetes in the ,united ,states    
have not been diagnosed with the        
disease2 ,whereas more than #aa percent 
of adults and #bf4i percent of          
individuals age #fe and older in the    
,united ,states have diabetes2 ,whereas 
as many as #a in #c adults in the       
,united ,states will have diabetes in   
#bjej if the present trend continues2   
,whereas after accounting for the       
difference of the average age of each   
population1 data surveying individuals  
age #bj years and older in the ,united  
,states between #bjjg and #bjji indicate
 that #g4a percent of non-,hispanic     
whites1 #ab4f percent of non-,hispanic  
blacks1 #aa4h percent of ,hispanics1 and
 #h4d percent of ,asian ,americans      
suffered from diagnosed diabetes2       
,whereas after accounting for the       
difference of the average age of each   
population1 data surveying ,hispanic    
individuals age #bj years and older in  
the ,united ,states between #bjjg and   

#bjji indicate that #g4f percent of     
individuals of ,cuban1 ,central         
,american1 and ,south ,american descent1
 #ac4c percent of individuals of        
,mexican descent1 and #ac4h percent of  
individuals of ,puerto ,rican descent   
suffered from diagnosed diabetes2       
,whereas according to the ,american     
,diabetes ,association1 the ,united     
,states spent an estimated              
#bde1jjj1jjj1jjj on cases of diagnosed  
diabetes in #bjab2 ,whereas the         
,american ,diabetes ,association reports
 that #bj percent of the money that the 
,united ,states spent on health care in 
#bjab went towards caring for           
individuals with diabetes2 ,whereas a   
,mathematica ,policy ,research study    
found that total expenditures for       
individuals with diabetes receiving     
benefits under the ,medicare program    
under title ,,xviii of the ,social      
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie et  
seq47 in fiscal year #bjje comprised    
#cb4g percent of the budget for such    

program in such fiscal year2 ,whereas   
according to the ,,cdc1 in #bjjg1       
diabetes was the seventh leading cause  
of death in the ,united ,states1        
contributing to the death of more than  
#bcj1jjj individuals in the ,united     
,states that year2 ,whereas a cure for  
diabetes does not exist as of ,november 
#bjac2 ,whereas there are successful    
means to reduce the incidence of and    
delay the onset of type #b diabetes2    
,whereas with proper management and     
treatment1 individuals with diabetes    
live healthy1 productive lives2 and     
,whereas individuals in the ,united     
,states celebrate ,american ,diabetes   
,month in ,november3 ,now1 therefore1 be
 it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 supports   
the goals and ideals of ,american       
,diabetes ,month1 including-- 7,a7      
encouraging individuals in the ,united  
,states to fight diabetes through public
 awareness of prevention and treatment  
options2 and  7,b7 enhancing diabetes   
education2  7#b7 recognizes the         

importance of early detection1 awareness
 of the symptoms1 and understanding the 
risk factors of diabetes1 including--   
7,a7 being over the age of #de2  7,b7   
having a specific racial and ethnic     
background2  7,c7 being overweight2     
7,d7 having a low level of physical     
activity2  7,e7 having high blood       
pressure2 and  7,f7 having a family     
history of diabetes or a history of     
diabetes during pregnancy2 and  7#c7    
supports decreasing the prevalence of   
type #a1 type #b1 and gestational       
diabetes in the ,united ,states through 
increased research1 treatment1 and      
prevention4