Bill Text: CA SR47 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Enrolled

California Senate Resolution 47 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relative to Diabetes Awareness Month

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2015-09-04 - Read. Adopted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2508.) [SR47 Detail]

Download: California-2015-SR47-Enrolled.html

BILL NUMBER: SR 47	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	ADOPTED IN SENATE  SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 27, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hall

                        AUGUST 27, 2015

   Relative to Diabetes Awareness Month


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
             HOUSE OR SENATE RESOLUTIONS DO NOT CONTAIN A DIGEST



   WHEREAS, With more than 30 million Americans living with a
diabetes diagnosis, and many more going undiagnosed, diabetes affects
people across our country and remains a pressing national health
concern; and
   WHEREAS, The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
has reported that 1.7 million people are newly diagnosed with
diabetes each year; and
   WHEREAS, Nearly 4 million Californians have diabetes, meaning that
more than one in 12 adult Californians has diabetes; and
   WHEREAS, From 1998 to 2007, the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes
rose from 5.5 percent to 7.6 percent, representing a 38-percent
increase over one decade; and
   WHEREAS, California has the greatest number of people in the
United States who are newly diagnosed with diabetes; and
   WHEREAS, Eleven million four hundred thousand-- 29 percent or
nearly one in three-- adults in California has prediabetes, a
condition that often precedes type II diabetes; and
   WHEREAS, Prevalence of gestational diabetes that occurs in the
context of pregnancy has increased 60 percent in California in just
seven years, from 3.3 percent of hospital deliveries in 1998 to 5.3
percent in 2005; and
   WHEREAS, Small studies suggest a consistent increase in diabetes
among children and youth; and
   WHEREAS, California's ethnically diverse population has a higher
risk and prevalence of type II diabetes;
   WHEREAS, Individuals with type II diabetes often do not exhibit
symptoms; and
   WHEREAS, Diabetes is a chronic disease for which there is no known
cure and is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States;
and
   WHEREAS, The serious long-term complications of high blood sugar
levels may include blindness, lower extremity amputation, heart
disease, kidney failure, and premature death; and
   WHEREAS, The keys to reducing the incidence of, and complications
associated with, diabetes are education, early detection, control,
and proper treatment; and
   WHEREAS, The earlier a person is diagnosed with diabetes and
receives treatment, the better the person's chances are for avoiding
diabetes complications; and
   WHEREAS, The first line of treatment recommended by all standards
is diet and exercise because a healthy diet and the loss of excess
weight can have a positive effect on the body's ability to fight off
disease; and
   WHEREAS, It has been shown that modest weight loss may help to
lower blood sugar and blood pressure, improve the level of fats in
the bloodstream, and may be beneficial to the treatment of diabetes
and other metabolic diseases; and
   WHEREAS, Traditionally, those at highest risk for diabetes
included older, overweight citizens with a family history of
diabetes. However, in recent years, there has been an alarming
increase in the growing number of younger individuals who are being
diagnosed with diabetes, which is attributed to lifestyle and
excessive body mass; and
   WHEREAS, Total health care and related costs for the treatment of
diabetes in California alone is about 27.5 billion dollars each year;
and
   WHEREAS, Diabetes in California represents a significant and
growing economic drain for families, employers, and communities,
especially during these difficult economic times; and
   WHEREAS, Per capita, California spends less than any other state
on diabetes prevention programs. Using only federal grants,
California spent only three cents per person on diabetes prevention
in the 2012-13 fiscal year; and
   WHEREAS, President Barack Obama has proclaimed November 2015 as
National Diabetes Month; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the Senate
declares November 2015 as Diabetes Awareness Month; and be it
further
   Resolved, That individuals are encouraged to seek early screening
and early treatment to reduce the rate of diabetes and its
complications among high-risk populations; and be it further
   Resolved, That health care workers are encouraged to improve care
for the control of diabetes and the treatment of major complications;
and be it further
   Resolved, That health care providers are encouraged, as they
detect and treat the emerging diabetes epidemic, to engage in an
aggressive program with their patients that includes a treatment
regimen that meets and exceeds minimum treatment guidelines, as well
as measurements of body weight and other associated risk factors; and
be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the California Medical Association, the State
Department of Health Care Services, and to the author for appropriate
distribution.