Senate Resolution No. 735

BY: Senator HANNON

MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
March 28, 2017, as Diabetes Alert Day in the State
of New York

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize
official days that are set aside to increase awareness of health issues
that affect the lives of citizens of New York State; and

WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to
memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim March 28, 2017, as
Diabetes Alert Day in the State of New York in conjunction with the
observance of National Diabetes Alert Day; and

WHEREAS, Diabetes is a metabolic disease in which the body's
inability to produce any or enough insulin causes elevated levels of
glucose in the blood; nearly 30 million children and adults in the
United States have diabetes, with 1.4 million Americans diagnosed each
year; and

WHEREAS, A true epidemic, 29.1 million Americans, or 9.3 percent of
the population, have diabetes; 1.4 million Americans aged 20 years or
older are newly diagnosed with diabetes each year, which means 3,835
individuals are diagnosed each day, or one every 23 seconds; and

WHEREAS, Individuals age 65 years or older make up 11.2 million of
those Americans suffering with diabetes; that is 25.9 percent of all
people in this age group; and

WHEREAS, Furthermore, approximately 208,000 people younger than 20
years have diabetes (type one or type two); this represents .25 percent
of all people in this age group, or about one in 400; 18,436 youth are
newly diagnosed with type one diabetes annually, as well as 5,089 newly
diagnosed with type two diabetes annually; and

WHEREAS, The prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in the United States
has increased by 128 percent from 1988 to 2008, and if this trend
continues, as many as one in three American adults will have diabetes in
2050; and

WHEREAS, Diabetes is the primary cause of death for 69,071 Americans
each year, and contributes to the death of 234,051 Americans annually;
and

WHEREAS, It is imperative that there be greater public awareness of
this health issue, and more must be done to increase activity at the
local, state and national levels to improve health and healthcare
outcomes for those affected by diabetes; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim March 28, 2017, as
Diabetes Alert Day in the State of New York; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of
New York.