Your Senator will be taking an important vote this week. Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee will vote on funding for important diabetes programs in the FY 2014 LHHS Appropriations bill for the upcoming budget. The votes will come in the next few days.
The result of this vote will set the stage for funding of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, the Division of Diabetes Translation at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the National Diabetes Prevention Program, also at the CDC, for the next year.
Tell your Senator to take action to support increased diabetes funding in FY 2014!
The diabetes epidemic in our country is growing. A recent report by the American Diabetes Association found the annual cost of diagnosed diabetes has skyrocketed by an astonishing 41% over the last five years – from $174 billion per year in 2007 to $245 billion in 2012. Our country cannot afford the consequences of failing to adequately fight this growing epidemic. As Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee vote on the FY 2014 LHHS Appropriation bill, they can take steps to Stop Diabetes® by providing increased funding to prevent, manage and cure diabetes. Contact your Senator to urge support for increased funding for these important programs!
Thank you for your help in the fight to Stop Diabetes.

Sincerely,

Gina Gavlak National Advocacy Committee Chair American Diabetes Association