CA SR61

Encourages health care practitioners to discuss Type 1 diabetes warning signs and symptoms with parents or guardians of children under their care at least once annually during well-child visits from birth to 5 years of age

Highlights that Type 1 diabetes affects approximately 3.8 million Californians with over 1 million undiagnosed cases

Notes that Type 1 diabetes accounts for $14.9 billion in annual health care costs in the United States

Emphasizes that early diagnosis can prevent diabetic ketoacidosis, a potentially fatal condition that occurred in 64 percent of diabetes-related hospital discharges for children ages 0-17 in 2009

States that Type 1 diabetes is the third most common auto-immune disease in children and increased 21 percent among people under 20 between 2001-2009