PRINTER'S NO. 1432
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
141
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY KHAN, OBERLANDER, BULLOCK, McNEILL, MADDEN,
VENKAT, SCHLOSSBERG, VITALI, ISAACSON, R. MACKENZIE, SANCHEZ,
JAMES, HADDOCK, HILL-EVANS, FLEMING, CERRATO, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ,
CIRESI, DELLOSO, WARREN, BOROWSKI, NEILSON, SCOTT, O'MARA,
JOZWIAK, GAYDOS, PROBST, KAZEEM, KINSEY, MARCELL AND BURGOS,
JUNE 5, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, JUNE 5, 2023
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of November 2023 as "Diabetes Awareness
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Diabetes, a serious disease with potentially life-
threatening complications, occurs when the body fails to process
or produce enough insulin to be used to make energy; and
WHEREAS, In the United States, more than 34 million
individuals, including more than 1 million adult Pennsylvanians,
have been diagnosed with diabetes; and
WHEREAS, Type 1 diabetes occurs when the pancreas stops
producing insulin, and Type 2 diabetes occurs when the pancreas
does not make enough insulin; and
WHEREAS, An additional 88 million individuals in the United
States are at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes; and
WHEREAS, Approximately every 21 seconds, someone in the
United States is diagnosed with diabetes; and
WHEREAS, Diabetes is increasing in young and middle-aged
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adults at an alarming rate, and the disease is more common among
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic
and Asian individuals than non-Hispanic White individuals; and
WHEREAS, Diabetes is a leading cause of death in Pennsylvania
and is a key driver in many disabling complications that include
blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, strokes and lower limb
amputation; and
WHEREAS, One in three adults in this Commonwealth have
diabetes or a high risk of having prediabetes, a health
condition in which blood glucose levels are higher than normal
but not yet high enough to be medically diagnosed as diabetes;
and
WHEREAS, The personal toll that diabetes takes is a
tremendous one, but the disease also represents an enormous
financial burden; and
WHEREAS, Diabetes is the most expensive chronic condition in
the United States; and
WHEREAS, A 2017 estimate for the annual medical costs for
diagnosed diabetes in Pennsylvania was $9.3 billion, and further
impacts on workers contributed an additional annual cost of $3.5
billion; and
WHEREAS, One out of every four dollars spent in the United
States' health care system is used to treat an individual with
diabetes; and
WHEREAS, Much can be done to put a stop to the diabetes
epidemic, including improving health care access, coverage and
affordability, supporting healthy diets and addressing barriers
to good health; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of November 2023 as "Diabetes Awareness Month" in
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Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives encourage all
residents to recognize "Diabetes Awareness Month" in
Pennsylvania and be part of the effort to fight and change the
trajectory of this deadly disease.
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