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THIRD READING
Bill No: SR 47
Author: Hall (D)
Introduced:8/27/15
Vote: Majority
SUBJECT: Diabetes Awareness Month
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This resolution declares November 2015 as Diabetes
Awareness Month.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1)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.
2)Diabetes is a chronic disease for which there is no known cure
and is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States.
3)The serious long-term complications of high blood sugar levels
may include blindness, lower extremity amputation, heart
disease, kidney failure, and premature death.
4)The keys to reducing the incidence of, and complications
associated with, diabetes are education, early detection,
control, and proper treatment.
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5)The earlier a person is diagnosed with diabetes and receives
treatment, the better the person's chances are for avoiding
diabetes complications.
6)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.
7)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.
8)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.
This resolution declares November 2015 as Diabetes Awareness
Month and encourages (1) individuals to seek early screening and
early treatment to reduce the rate of diabetes and its
complications among high-risk populations; (2) health care
workers to improve care for the control of diabetes and the
treatment of major complications; and (3) health care providers,
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.
Prior Legislation
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ACR 172 (Beth Gaines, Resolution Chapter 183, Statutes of 2014)
declared November 2014 as Diabetes Awareness Month.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:NoLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Unable to verify at time of writing)
None received
OPPOSITION: (Unable to verify at time of writing)
None received
Prepared by: Karen Chow / SFA / (916) 651-1520
9/1/15 20:42:47
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