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PRINTER'S NO. 1296
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 191
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY MARTIN, CULVER, VOGEL, PHILLIPS-HILL, HUGHES,
CAPPELLETTI, HAYWOOD AND COSTA, NOVEMBER 5, 2025
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, NOVEMBER 5, 2025
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing November 14, 2025, as "World Diabetes Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
defines diabetes as a chronic disease that affects one's ability
to process food into energy properly; and
WHEREAS, The inability to process food properly affects an
individual's ability to create enough insulin or fully utilize
the individual's own insulin; and
WHEREAS, Over time, abnormalities with insulin levels can
lead to serious health complications, including heart disease,
stroke, kidney disease, blindness, limb amputations and early
death; and
WHEREAS, The three main types of diabetes are Type 1, Type 2
and gestational diabetes; and
WHEREAS, Prediabetes can be classified as having higher-than-
normal blood sugar levels, but not quite high enough to be
considered Type 2; and
WHEREAS, Having prediabetes is a strong indicator that an
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individual will eventually be diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes;
and
WHEREAS, Risk factors for diabetes include genetic factors,
high blood pressure, low HDL cholesterol or high triglycerides,
gestational diabetes during pregnancy, being 45 years of age or
older, being a member of a high-risk ethnic group, being
overweight and having an inactive lifestyle; and
WHEREAS, According to the most recent National Diabetes
Statistics Report released by the CDC, approximately 38.4
million individuals, or roughly 11.6% of the United States
population, both adults and adolescents, live with the disease;
and
WHEREAS, Of this number approximately 8.7 million, or nearly
23%, are undiagnosed; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 11.1% of Pennsylvanians live with some
form of diagnosed diabetes, with an additional estimated 3%
living undiagnosed, according to the most updated information
from the American Diabetes Association (ADA); and
WHEREAS, The most recent data from the CDC states that
diabetes contributed to approximately 95,000 deaths nationwide
and 4,124 deaths in Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, Diabetes is one of the seven leading causes of
health-related deaths in this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, The rate of deaths related to diabetes has increased
over the past four decades; and
WHEREAS, There is currently no cure for diabetes but an
individual's risk of developing Type 2 diabetes can be greatly
reduced through a healthy diet, physical activity and
medication; and
WHEREAS, The majority of avoidable costs associated with
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treating diabetes result from inpatient hospitalizations and
emergency room visits, which could be reduced by proactively
managing diabetes-associated conditions in an outpatient
setting; and
WHEREAS, According to the Economic Report published by the
ADA every five years, as of 2022, the total annual cost of
diabetes in the United States reached nearly $413 billion,
including roughly $307 billion in direct costs and nearly $106
billion in indirect costs; and
WHEREAS, Management of diabetes and other chronic conditions
is a major cost driver for programs such as Medicaid and
Medicare; and
WHEREAS, "World Diabetes Day" was first introduced by the
International Diabetes Federation and the World Health
Organization in 1991 to raise awareness of the escalating
incidence of diabetes worldwide; and
WHEREAS, November 14 of each year was chosen to mark "World
Diabetes Day" because it represents the birthday of Frederick
Banting who, along with Charles Best, is credited with the
discovery of insulin in 1921; and
WHEREAS, "World Diabetes Day" became an official United
Nations international observance in 2007 pursuant to the
December 2006 resolution of the General Assembly of the United
Nations recognizing diabetes as "a chronic, debilitating and
costly disease associated with major complications that pose
severe risks for families, countries and the entire world";
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize November 14, 2025, as
"World Diabetes Day" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate encourage residents in communities
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throughout this Commonwealth to recommit to raising awareness of
diabetes and the need for education and services for individuals
afflicted with diabetes.
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