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This resolution designates November 2025 as "American Diabetes Month" and aims to raise awareness about the significant impact of diabetes in the United States. The resolution highlights critical statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, noting that approximately 38.4 million Americans have diabetes and 97.6 million have prediabetes, with certain racial and ethnic groups disproportionately affected. The resolution supports goals that include encouraging public awareness about diabetes prevention and treatment, enhancing diabetes education, recognizing important risk factors (such as age, weight, physical activity, and family history), and supporting efforts to decrease diabetes prevalence through research and prevention. It also acknowledges the substantial economic burden of diabetes, with estimated medical costs of $412.9 billion in 2022 and healthcare costs for diabetic patients being 2.6 times higher than for non-diabetic individuals. The resolution emphasizes that while a cure does not exist as of November 2025, proper management can help individuals with diabetes lead healthy and productive lives, and it seeks to support efforts to address healthcare barriers that limit access to diabetes prevention and management resources.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/514/all-info