Diabetes Cure
TV chef and cookbook author Paula Deen admitted Tuesday that she has Type 2 diabetes.
Deen, known as the Sugar Queen of Southern-Fried Cuisine, went public with her diagnosis in prime time on the Today Show.
But what really shocked everyone was…
She revealed that she had Type 2 for three years ago, but kept it to herself, while continuing to crank out such sugar-laden abominations as The Krispy Kreme Burger (a hamburger on a donut) and her Ultimate Fantasy Deep-Fried Cheesecake.
Deen told the Today Show that she kept her diabetes a secret “because I had to figure out things in my own head.”
What it appears she was really “figuring out” was a multimillion-dollar endorsement deal with Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharmaceutical company that makes Victoza, a non-insulin injectable diabetes medication that Ms. Deen began promoting at her “debut” in front of the nation Tuesday morning.
“I have no regrets”
Deen said she didn’t plan to change her own lifestyle or cooking style drastically, other than to scale back on fat, dairy, and eggs (which don’t cause diabetes, by the way), reduce her portion sizes of unhealthful foods, and visit her treadmill occasionally.
So I guess we can’t expect Paula Deen to dedicate her show to diabetes-healing recipes … low-carb meals … or lifestyle changes – even though numerous studies show that Type 2 can be completely reversed with a few, simple diet and lifestyle changes.
Instead, her message to the 25-30 million Americans with Type 2 will be: “It’s OK to eat and drink whatever you want, just as long as you take your Victoza.” (Though I doubt the average diabetic can afford the $500-per-month price tag for this new drug.)
This is advice that the Type 2 community doesn’t need.
“It’s about heredity, honey.”
Deen blamed her Type 2 on “heredity,” rather than the over-the-top, carb-crazy recipes she created in her cookbooks and on her Food Network cooking show, Paula’s Best Dishes. Diet for Diabetes