Today, 24 million Americans areliving with diabetes and 57 million more are at risk of developing type 2diabetes. In Lee County approximately 10.1 % of the adults are diabetic, ascompared to 9.2% state wide. Over time, if it’s not controlled, type 2 diabetescan lead to serious health problems like heart disease, stroke, and blindness.

  Are you at risk?  If you are 45 years or older, have high bloodpressure or are overweight you are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes. Ifyou are African American, Latino, American Indian, Alaska Native, AsianAmerican or Pacific Islander, you are at risk. If you have a parent, brother orsister with diabetes, you are at risk. The good news is that the way to yourheart, is through your stomach, so you can change how you eat and take steps tolower your chances. 

  The Skinny Pantry is proud to participate inAmerican Diabetes Month to promote diabetes prevention and control. We stockour shelves with hundreds of low carbohydrate, low sugar, and no sugar options.We are constantly on a quest to find new products and have recently brought ina new line of Fruit Spreads and Condiments that are sugar free, sweetened withXylitol and they are fabulous!  We alsocarry a line of Bagels and Rolls that have 5.7 net carbs for a whole bagel, butare big enough to share and feel satisfied. At The Skinny Pantry, we offersolutions to dietary challenges and help you find that in our store it is moreabout what you CAN EAT, than what you can’t!  

 The Skinny Pantry is located at 11356 S Cleveland Ave, inthe Leaders Casual Furniture Plaza about 1 mile south of Page Field Airport,across from U-Haul. Whether you are diabetic, hoping to avoid diabetes or haveany other dietary restrictions, stop by and see us Monday – Saturday 10:00 AM –6:00 PM and let us help you to look and feel better today and for the rest ofyour life.