,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cbb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#g1 #bjag ,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself1  
,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,ms4        
,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,donnelly1 
,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,king1 
,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4   
,peters1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1  
and ,mr4 ,warner7 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   
,whereas1 according to the ,centers for 
,disease ,control and ,prevention       
7referred to in this preamble as the    
8,,cdc07--  7#a7 #cj1cjj1jjj individuals
 in the ,united ,states have diabetes2  
and  7#b7 an estimated #hd1ajj1jjj      
individuals in the ,united ,states who  
are #bj years of age or older 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-- 7#a7 ,hispanic 
,americans1 ,african ,americans1 ,asian 
,americans1 and ,native ,americans are  
disproportionately affected by diabetes 
and suffer from the disease at rates    
that are much higher than those rates   
with respect to the general population  
of the ,united ,states2 and  7#b7 #bc4h 
percent of individuals with diabetes in 
the ,united ,states have not been       
diagnosed with the disease2  ,whereas1  
according to the ,,cdc-- 7#a7 an        
individual who is #bj years of age or   
older is diagnosed with diabetes every  
#ba seconds2  7#b7 the prevalence of    
diabetes in the ,united ,states         
increased more than threefold between   
#aiij and #bjae2 and  7#c7 in the       
,united ,states in #bjae1 diabetes was  
the seventh leading cause of death and  
contributed to the deaths of more than  
#beb1hjf individuals during that year2  
,whereas approximately #d1aaj adults in 

the ,united ,states are diagnosed with  
diabetes each day2 ,whereas the ,,cdc   
estimates that approximately #a1ejj1jjj 
adults in the ,united ,states were newly
 diagnosed with diabetes in #bjae2      
,whereas a joint study carried out by   
the ,national ,institutes of ,health and
 the ,,cdc found that1 in the ,united   
,states during #bjaa and #bjab1 an      
estimated #ag1ijj youths were newly     
diagnosed with type #a diabetes and     
#e1cjj youths were newly diagnosed with 
type #b diabetes2 ,whereas1 in the      
,united ,states1 more than #ab percent  
of adults and #be4b percent of          
individuals who are #fe years of age or 
older in the ,united ,states have       
diabetes2 ,whereas the risk of          
developing diabetes at some point in    
life is #dj percent for adults in the   
,united ,states2 ,whereas1 after        
accounting for the difference of the    
average age of each population1 data    
surveying adults in the ,united ,states 
between #bjac and #bjae indicates that--

  7#a7 #g4d percent of non-,hispanic    
,whites1 #ab4g percent of non-,hispanic 
,blacks1 #ab4a percent of ,hispanics1   
and #h percent of ,asian ,americans     
suffer from diagnosed diabetes2 and     
7#b7 with respect to ,hispanic adults1  
#h4e percent of individuals of ,central 
and ,south ,american descent1 #i percent
 of individuals of ,cuban descent1 #ac4h
 percent of individuals of ,mexican     
descent1 and #ab percent of individuals 
of ,puerto ,rican descent suffer from   
diagnosed diabetes2  ,whereas1 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 toward 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 the     
,medicare program in that fiscal year2  
,whereas a cure for diabetes does not   
exist1 as of ,november #bjag2 ,whereas  
there are successful means to reduce the
 incidence1 and delay the onset1 of type
 #b diabetes2 ,whereas1 with proper     
management and treatment1 individuals   
with diabetes live healthy and          
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-- 7i7 
older than #de years of age2 or  7ii7   
overweight2 and  7,b7 having--  7i7 a   
particular racial and ethnic background2
  7ii7 a low level of physical activity2
  7iii7 high blood pressure2  7iv7 a    
family history of diabetes2 or  7v7 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