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PRINTER'S NO. 2539
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
547
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY MADDEN, PASHINSKI, HENNESSEY, SONNEY, DUSH,
READSHAW, DRISCOLL, SCHLOSSBERG, VITALI, DEAN, CALTAGIRONE,
O'BRIEN, NEILSON, BIZZARRO, BAKER, ROZZI, MACKENZIE,
DiGIROLAMO, DAVIS, KINSEY, TALLMAN, LONGIETTI, CHARLTON,
O'NEILL, RYAN, MILLARD, BOBACK, BARBIN, SOLOMON, McCARTER,
DeLUCA, ROEBUCK, MURT, V. BROWN, BRADFORD, PICKETT,
J. HARRIS, CONKLIN AND WARREN, OCTOBER 4, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 4, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of November 2017 as "National Diabetes
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
defines diabetes as a group of diseases characterized by high
blood sugar; and
WHEREAS, When a person has diabetes, his or her body either
does not create enough insulin or is unable to utilize its own
insulin as well as it should; and
WHEREAS, When blood sugar builds up in the body and its
levels are not controlled, it can lead to serious health
complications, including heart disease, stroke, kidney disease,
blindness, amputations of the legs and feet and early death; and
WHEREAS, In 2015, 30.3 million Americans, or 9.4% of the
population, had diabetes; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 1.25 million American children and
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adults have type 1 diabetes; and
WHEREAS, Type 1 diabetes, previously known as juvenile
diabetes, is usually diagnosed in children and young adults; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 5% of people with diabetes have type 1
diabetes; and
WHEREAS, Children and young adults can learn to manage type 1
diabetes with the help of insulin therapy and other treatments
and live long, healthy lives; and
WHEREAS, Each year, 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with
diabetes; and
WHEREAS, In the United States in 2015, 79,535 death
certificates listed diabetes as the underlying cause of death
and a total of 252,806 death certificates listed diabetes as an
underlying or contributing cause of death; and
WHEREAS, Diabetes was the seventh leading cause of death in
the United States in 2015; and
WHEREAS, In an effort to focus the nation's attention on this
ever-growing disease, November has been recognized as "National
Diabetes Month"; and
WHEREAS, Advocates nationwide join together as a united
community during this month to raise awareness, promote ongoing
diabetes education and support those living with diabetes; and
WHEREAS, The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and
Kidney Diseases' theme for "National Diabetes Month" in 2017 is
"You are the center of your diabetes care team"; and
WHEREAS, The American Diabetes Association has vowed to lead
the conversation that helps those living with diabetes and those
looking to live a healthier lifestyle achieve health and
wellness every day; and
WHEREAS, Continuing advocacy and healthy disease management
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promotes the American Diabetes Association's vision of a life
free of diabetes and all of its burdens; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
month of November 2017 as "National Diabetes Month" in
Pennsylvania and join the movement to stop diabetes.
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