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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Type 1.5 diabetes, also known as latent autoimmune |
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diabetes, often receives less attention than other types of |
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diabetes, yet those affected by the disease face significant health |
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risks; and |
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WHEREAS, Like other forms of diabetes, type 1.5 is a chronic |
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disorder that impairs the body's ability to process blood sugar, |
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which can lead to severe complications without medical |
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intervention; type 1.5 is often considered to be a subgroup of type |
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1 diabetes and, like type 1, it occurs when the pancreas fails to |
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produce an adequate supply of insulin; and |
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WHEREAS, Type 1.5 diabetes is slow progressing, typically |
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developing over a period of a few months to several years; it |
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primarily affects adults above age 30, in contrast to type 1, which |
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usually first appears during childhood or adolescence; the pancreas |
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of a patient with type 1.5 will eventually lose the ability to |
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produce insulin entirely, requiring reliance on insulin |
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injections; and |
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WHEREAS, Treatment of type 1.5 diabetes is often complicated |
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by misdiagnosis, with the disease frequently being mistaken for the |
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more common type 2 diabetes; this delays proper care and increases |
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the risk of long-term complications; medications and lifestyle |
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changes that are generally effective at treating type 2 do little to |
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help people with type 1.5, who often become dependent on insulin |
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therapy within five years of diagnosis; and |
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WHEREAS, Increasing public knowledge of type 1.5 diabetes can |
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help to ensure that more patients receive the timely care that they |
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need, and the observance of Type 1.5 Diabetes Awareness Day serves |
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to promote greater understanding of this serious condition; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby designate November 5 as Type 1.5 Diabetes Awareness Day; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section |
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391.004(d), Government Code, this designation remain in effect |
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until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is finally |
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passed by the legislature. |