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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR:	Sanchez M		DATE TYPED:	02/08/02		HB
SHORT TITLE:		“Diabetes Awareness Day”				SB	SJM 49
					ANALYST:		Dunbar

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

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FY03

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(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Responses Received

Department of Health (DOH)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Joint Memorial 49 requests that the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International be recognized for its work in funding diabetes research and that January 29, 2002 be recognized as “Diabetes Awareness Day” at the legislature.

Significant Issues

DOH supplied the following information from the Department of Health Diabetes Prevention and Control Program:

Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in New Mexico. There are an estimated 120,563 people over age 18 in New Mexico with diabetes. Approximately 17% of all New Mexicans age 40 and over have diabetes with 90 – 95% having Type 2 Diabetes. Hispanics and American Indians are 2 – 3 times more likely to develop diabetes than non-Hispanic Whites. School age children are at high risk for developing Type 2 Diabetes; especially due to lack of physical exercise and unhealthy eating habits. In the year 2000 in New Mexico 500 people died from diabetes, 684 lost limbs, 582 lost their sight, 337 began renal dialysis

and over 17,000 people were hospitalized with diseases related to diabetes. The cost to New Mexico in dollars and in lost quality of life is enormous.

Type 1 Diabetes develops at any age, but most cases are diagnosed before the age of 30 years. It is characterized by autoimmune destruction of insulin producing cells.

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

“Diabetes Awareness Day at the Roundhouse” has been sponsored each year since 1994 by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) with collaboration and support from the New Mexico Diabetes Advisory Council and the DOH Diabetes Prevention and Control Program.

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