2011-2012 Bill 5275: Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Day - South Carolina Legislature Online

1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 119th Session, 2011-2012 3 4 H. 5275 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 House Resolution 9 Sponsors: Reps. G.R. Smith, Agnew, Alexander, Allen, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Atwater, Bales, 10 Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Battle, Bedingfield, Bikas, Bingham, Bowen, Bowers, Brady, Branham, 11 Brannon, Brantley, G.A. Brown, H.B. Brown, R.L. Brown, Butler Garrick, Chumley, Clemmons, 12 Clyburn, CobbHunter, Cole, Corbin, Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Edge, Erickson, 13 Forrester, Frye, Funderburk, Gambrell, Gilliard, Govan, Hamilton, Hardwick, Harrell, Harrison, Hart, 14 Hayes, Hearn, Henderson, Herbkersman, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, 15 Jefferson, Johnson, King, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy, McEachern, 16 McLeod, Merrill, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, Munnerlyn, Murphy, Nanney, J.H. Neal, J.M. Neal, Neilson, 17 Norman, Ott, Owens, Parker, Parks, Patrick, Pinson, Pitts, Pope, Putnam, Quinn, Rutherford, Ryan, Sabb, 18 Sandifer, Sellers, Simrill, Skelton, G.M. Smith, J.E. Smith, J.R. Smith, Sottile, Southard, Spires, 19 Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Toole, Tribble, Vick, Weeks, Whipper, White, Whitmire, 20 Williams, Willis and Young 21 Document Path: l:\council\bills\gm\25106ac12.docx 22 23 Introduced in the House on May 16, 2012 24 Adopted by the House on May 16, 2012 25 26 Summary: Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Day 27 28 29 HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 30 31 Date Body Action Description with journal page number 32 5/16/2012 House Introduced and adopted ( House Journalpage 4) 33 34 35 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 36 37 5/16/2012 38 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A HOUSE RESOLUTION 10 11 TO RECOGNIZE MAY 22, 2012, AS DIABETIC PERIPHERAL 12 NEUROPATHY DAY AT THE STATE CAPITOL TO RAISE 13 AWARENESS OF THE DELETERIOUS EFFECTS OF NERVE 14 DAMAGE DUE TO DIABETIC PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY. 15 16 Whereas, in the United States, it is estimated that 23.6 million 17 people, 7.8 percent of the total population, are affected by diabetes; 18 and 19 20 Whereas, the American Diabetes Association estimates that more 21 than half of all people with diabetes suffer from diabetic peripheral 22 neuropathy; and 23 24 Whereas, diabetic peripheral neuropathy is a serious condition that 25 damages nerve fibers due to prolonged exposure to high amounts 26 of glucose in the bloodstream; and 27 28 Whereas, diabetic peripheral neuropathy often causes intense pain, 29 frequently described as aching, tingling, burning, and numbness of 30 the feet, which can result in serious foot problems due to nerve 31 damage; and 32 33 Whereas, although it can hurt, diabetic nerve damage can also 34 lessen the ability to feel pain, heat, and cold, which means that 35 diabetic patients may not feel a foot injury or even a stone in their 36 shoe or a nail in their foot; and 37 38 Whereas, the rate of amputees in people with diabetes is ten times 39 higher than in people without the disease, and studies show that 40 more than sixty percent of nontraumatic lower-extremity 41 amputations are due to diabetic peripheral neuropathy; and 42

[5275] 2 1 Whereas, it is vital that South Carolinians with diabetes be aware 2 of the dangers and warning signs of diabetic peripheral neuropathy 3 and make healthy lifestyle choices to prevent the onset of this 4 lifechanging condition. Now, therefore, 5 6 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives: 7 8 That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, 9 by this resolution, recognize May 22, 2012, as Diabetic Peripheral 10 Neuropathy Day at the State Capitol to raise awareness of the 11 deleterious effects of nerve damage due to diabetic peripheral 12 neuropathy. 13 14 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to 15 the South Carolina chapter of the American Diabetes Association. 16 XX 17

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