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                                                                      HR 43


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          Date of Hearing:   June 1, 2016


                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES


                              Richard S. Gordon, Chair


          HR  
                   43 (Beth Gaines) - As Introduced  March 14, 2016


          SUBJECT:  Type 1 diabetes awareness.


          SUMMARY:  Encourages all health care practitioners with children  
          under their care to discuss the warning signs and symptoms of  
          type 1 diabetes with the parents or guardians of each child at  
          least once annually at well-child care visits from birth to 5  
          years of age.  Specifically, this resolution makes the following  
          legislative findings: 


          1)Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects an estimated 29.1  
            million Americans, or 9.3 percent of the population, on a  
            daily basis.  Approximately 3.8 million people in California  
            are living with diabetes, and it is estimated that over one  
            million Californians are undiagnosed.


          2)Diabetes costs an estimated $37.1 billion in California each  
            year.


          3)Type 1 diabetes, previously called juvenile-onset diabetes,  
            occurs when the body does not produce insulin, a hormone that  
            is necessary to convert sugar, or glucose, into energy.  Type  
            1 diabetes is the third most common auto-immune disease found  
            among children.










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          4)Early diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes can help prevent diabetic  
            ketoacidosis, a potentially fatal condition that develops from  
            high blood glucose levels.  


          5)Education concerning Type 1 diabetes is critical to raising  
            awareness and diagnosing and treating this condition  
            effectively.  With the help of insulin therapy and other  
            treatments, young children and adolescents can learn to manage  
            their condition and live long, healthy lives.


          FISCAL EFFECT:  None


          REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:


          Support


          None on file


          Opposition
          None on file


          Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800