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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Representatives from the American Diabetes |
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Association, the Texas Diabetes Council, the Texas chapters of the |
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American Association of Diabetes Educators, and the Central Texas |
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Diabetes Coalition are visiting the State Capitol on March 17, |
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2009, in an effort to raise awareness about the diabetes epidemic; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A disease in which the body does not produce or |
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properly use insulin, diabetes can lead to such complications as |
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heart disease, stroke, blindness, kidney disease, neuropathy, and |
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loss of limbs; type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and |
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young adults, while type 2 diabetes usually develops in adulthood |
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and is the most common form of the disease; and |
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WHEREAS, Diabetes is the fifth-leading cause of death by |
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disease in the United States; more than 23 million American |
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children and adults suffer from the disease, and another 57 million |
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have pre-diabetes; in Texas alone, some 2.2 million persons aged 18 |
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and older are believed to have diabetes; and |
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WHEREAS, Obesity is a major contributing factor to the onset |
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of type 2 diabetes, and studies have shown that maintaining a |
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healthy weight and undertaking regular physical activity can be |
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important factors in protecting against this condition; and |
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WHEREAS, The well-being of Texas residents is an issue of |
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paramount importance, and Diabetes Day at the State Capitol serves |
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to educate the public about the causes, symptoms, and risk factors |
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of this prevalent disease; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 17, 2009, as Diabetes Day at the |
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State Capitol and urge all Texans with diabetes to get the attention |
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they need and all those at risk for the disease to take preventive |
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action. |
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McReynolds |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 350 was adopted by the House on March |
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17, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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