A JOINT MEMORIAL
PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 26, 2003 AS "DIABETES AWARENESS
DAY" AT THE LEGISLATURE.
WHEREAS, diabetes affects
seventeen million Americans; and
WHEREAS, one in eleven adults
in New Mexico has diabetes; and
WHEREAS, diabetes is the
leading cause of lower limb amputation and end-stage kidney disease and
blindness; and
WHEREAS, diabetes is the sixth
leading cause of death in the United States and in New Mexico; and
WHEREAS, the cost of diabetes
to New Mexico exceeds nine hundred million dollars ($900,000,000) annually;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the department of health be
requested to recognize the American diabetes association, the New Mexico
diabetes advisory council and other organizations, professionals and
individuals for their work in providing leadership and caring for New Mexicans
who are diabetic or who are at risk of becoming diabetic; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that
February 26, 2003 be designated as "Diabetes Awareness Day" at the
legislature; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that
copies of this memorial be transmitted to the department of health, the
president of the American diabetes association and the members of the
New Mexico diabetes advisory
council.