Government Reform

Burgess, Engel Introduce Gestational Diabetes Act of 2013

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In recognition of Mother’s Day this Sunday, Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX-26) and Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-16) introduced the Gestational Diabetes (GEDI) Act of 2013. According to the American Diabetes Association, up to 18 percent of all pregnancies in the U.S. are affected by gestational diabetes. The GEDI Act aims to lower the incidence of gestational diabetes and prevent women afflicted with this condition and their children from developing Type 2 diabetes. The bill passed the House in 2010, but stalled in the Senate.