PRINTER'S NO. 2130
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
484
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, BAKER, ARGALL, SCHWANK, MARTIN,
EICHELBERGER, BARTOLOTTA, MENSCH, FONTANA, DINNIMAN,
RAFFERTY, WARD, WHITE, HUGHES, GREENLEAF, BREWSTER, SCAVELLO
AND KILLION, OCTOBER 17, 2018
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 17, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of November 2018 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, Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects an
estimated 30.3 million Americans; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania has a diabetes epidemic, with
approximately 1.5 million people living with diabetes and an
estimated 325,000 Pennsylvanians undiagnosed; and
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WHEREAS, 3.5 million people in Pennsylvania have prediabetes
with blood glucose levels higher than normal but not yet high
enough to be diagnosed as diabetes; and
WHEREAS, Every year an estimated 71,000 individuals are
diagnosed in this Commonwealth with diabetes, including a
dramatic increase in the incidence of type 1 diabetes; and
WHEREAS, Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in
this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 1.25 million American children and
adults have type 1 diabetes; and
WHEREAS, Type 1 diabetes, previously known as juvenile
diabetes, can be diagnosed at any age; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 5% of people with diabetes have type 1
diabetes; and
WHEREAS, Children and adults can learn to manage type 1
diabetes with the help of insulin therapy and other treatments
and live long, healthy lives; 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, This year's theme is "Everyday Reality," because for
those who've been diagnosed, diabetes impacts nearly every
decision they make daily, from what they'll eat, wear and do and
how they'll take care of themselves, the 24/7 burden of diabetes
management often being misunderstood; and
WHEREAS, This awareness campaign is intended to demonstrate
the everyday reality of diabetes from the point of view of
people living with diabetes or caring for someone with diabetes;
and
WHEREAS, Advocates nationwide join together as a united
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community during this month to raise awareness, promote ongoing
diabetes education and support those living with diabetes; and
WHEREAS, Continuing advocacy and healthy disease management
promotes the vision of a life free of diabetes and all of its
burdens; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the month of November
2018 as "National Diabetes Month" in Pennsylvania and join the
movement to stop diabetes.
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