PRINTER'S NO. 2329
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
458
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY OBERLANDER, HENNESSEY, NEILSON, PICKETT, DRISCOLL,
MACKENZIE, ROTHMAN, MURT, DAY, FREEMAN, BURNS, CORBIN,
READSHAW, CALTAGIRONE, DUSH, SONNEY, RYAN, HICKERNELL,
ZIMMERMAN, MILLARD, WARD, LONGIETTI, JAMES, DiGIROLAMO,
CAUSER, BAKER, O'NEILL, FEE, R. BROWN, WATSON, WARREN,
PASHINSKI, HEFFLEY, TOOHIL, TALLMAN, V. BROWN, JOZWIAK, HILL-
EVANS, MADDEN, D. COSTA, ROEBUCK, DeLUCA, CORR, GILLEN,
WHEELAND, BENNINGHOFF, B. MILLER, ORTITAY, DEASY, KAVULICH
AND BOBACK, AUGUST 24, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
AUGUST 24, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of November 12 through 18, 2017, as
"Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Awareness Week" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Approximately 1.4 million Pennsylvanians have
diabetes, a chronic condition that occurs when the body does not
properly produce or use the hormone insulin that regulates blood
sugar; and
WHEREAS, An additional 3.5 million Pennsylvanians have
prediabetes, which is an elevated blood sugar level not yet high
enough to be diagnosed as diabetes; and
WHEREAS, Type 2 diabetes is the most common type of diabetes,
representing an estimated 90% to 95% of all diagnosed adult
diabetes cases in the United States; and
WHEREAS, Individuals with type 2 diabetes have a two to four
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