HR239 Summary

• Recognizes September 2015 as Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Alert Month at the Alabama Capitol.

• Acknowledges that an estimated 25.8 million people (8.3 percent of the U.S. population) have diabetes, with over 60 percent suffering from Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy.

• Notes that Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy causes nerve damage leading to intense pain, foot problems, and accounts for more diabetes-related hospitalizations than any other complication.

• Highlights that the amputation rate in people with diabetes is 10 times higher than non-diabetics, with over 60 percent of nontraumatic lower extremity amputations due to this condition.

• Directs the House Clerk to transmit a copy of the resolution to the Alabama chapter of the American Diabetes Association.