Bill Text: IL HR0148 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designates November of 2011 as Diabetes Awareness Month in the State of Illinois.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2011-04-12 - Resolution Adopted [HR0148 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HR0148-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, There are nearly 24 million people in the United
States with diabetes and 57 million people with pre-diabetes;
and
WHEREAS, Diabetes contributed to the deaths of over 300,000
people in the United States in 2007, making diabetes the
seventh leading cause of death; and
WHEREAS, Every minute, three people are diagnosed with
diabetes; and
WHEREAS, Each day, approximately 4,384 people were
diagnosed with diabetes and approximately 1,600,000 new cases
of diabetes were diagnosed in people 20 years or older in 2007;
and
WHEREAS, Between 1990 and 2001, diabetes prevalence in the
United States increased by more than 60%; and
WHEREAS, Over 24% of people with diabetes are undiagnosed,
down from 30% in 2005 and 50% in 2000; and
WHEREAS, Over 10% of adults and 23.1% of people age 60 and
older in the United States have diabetes; and

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WHEREAS, Diabetes is a serious chronic condition that
affects people of every age, race, income level, and ethnicity;
and
WHEREAS, Persons who are Hispanic, African, Asian, Pacific
Islander, or Native American are disproportionately affected
by diabetes and suffer at rates much higher than the general
population; and
WHEREAS, 15,000 youths in the United States are diagnosed
with type 1 diabetes annually; about 3,700 youths are diagnosed
with type 2 diabetes annually; and
WHEREAS, One in three people in the United States born in
the year 2000 will develop diabetes in their lifetime; this
statistic grows to nearly one in two for minority populations;
and
WHEREAS, Diabetes cost the United States an estimated $174
billion in 2007; $1 in every $10 spent on health care is
attributed to diabetes and its complications; and
WHEREAS, Approximately one out of every four Medicare
dollars is spent on the care of people with diabetes; and

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WHEREAS, Every day, 230 people with diabetes undergo an
amputation, 120 people enter end-stage kidney disease
programs, and 55 people go blind from diabetes; and
WHEREAS, There is not yet a cure for diabetes; and
WHEREAS, There are proven means to reduce the incidence of
and delay the onset of type 2 diabetes; and
WHEREAS, People with diabetes live healthy and productive
lives with proper management and treatment; and
WHEREAS, National Diabetes Month is celebrated in the month
of November; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we designate November of 2011 as Diabetes Awareness Month in
the State of Illinois in order to raise public awareness about
stopping diabetes and increase education about the disease; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That we recognize the importance of early
detection, awareness of the symptoms of diabetes, and the risk
factors for type 2 diabetes, which include being over the age
of 45, coming from certain ethnic backgrounds, being

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overweight, having a low physical activity level, high blood
pressure, and a family history of diabetes or a history of
diabetes during pregnancy; and be it further
RESOLVED, That we support efforts to decrease the
prevalence of diabetes, develop better treatments, and work
toward an eventual cure for type 1 and type 2 diabetes through
increased research, treatment, and prevention.