The whole focus of the article below is not that Dean has had diabetes for 3 years, but that it's her cooking that probably caused it.
Now, truth to tell I am not in to Southern cooking myself and I've never watched the woman's show. It's certainly unfortunate that thishas given fuel to those folk who want to regulate everything we do, as well as how much we can weigh.
There are plenty of people with diabetes who ate right and exercised - there are NFL players with diabetes...diabetes happens.
Here's a list of athletes with diabetes - most of whom have never been overweright and who have never eaten Southern cooking.
Wasim Akram - Pakistani cricket fast bowler
Arthur Ashe - Tennis - Wimbledon winner
Walter Barnes - Football and actor. Before acting career he played professional football for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles, 1948-1951.
Sarah Bina - Championship clogger
Ayden Byle - Runner - First insulin-dependent man to run 6521.5 km across North America.
Nick Boynton - Hockey Player - Boston Bruins
Doug Burns – Fitness consultant, Record-holding strength athlete
Sean Busby - Champion Snowboarder
Bobby Clarke - NHL - Philadelphia Flyers
Ty Cobb - MLB - Detroit Tigers
Scott Coleman - Swimmer - first man with diabetes to swim the English Channel, (August 17th 1996)
Jay Cutler - Football Player
Chris Dudley - NBA - New York Knicks center
James “Buster” Douglas - Heavy Weight Boxer
Kenny Duckett - NFL - New Orleans Saints
Rick Dudley - Hockey
Scott Dunton - World Class Surfer
Mike Echols - NFL - Tennessee Titans
Pam Fernandes - Para Olympian
Missy Foy - Professional Marathon Runner
Curt Frasier - NHL - Chicago Black Hawks
Walt Frazier - NBA - New York Knicks
“Smokin’ Joe” Frazier - Boxing
Kris Freeman - Olympic and National Champion Cross-Country Skier
Joe Gibbs - NFL - Washington Redskins coach
Jorge "Giant" Gonzalez- Professional Wrestler and Argentinian Basketball Player
Bill Gullickson - MLB - Cincinnati Reds Pitcher
Gary Hall Jr. - US Olympic Gold Medalist, Swimming
Jonathan Hayes - NFL - Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs
Jay Hewitt - Ironman Triathlete
Dave Hollins - 1993 Phillies World Series Third Baseman
James "Catfish" Hunter - MLB - Pitcher, Baseball Hall-of-Famer
Chuck Heidenrich - Skiing
Chris Jarvis - World Champion Canadian Rower
Jason Johnson - MLB - Pitcher, Cleveland Indians
Kelli Keuhne - LPGA golfer
Billie Jean King - Tennis
Jay Leeuwenburg - NFL - Indianapolis Colts Lineman
Mark Lowe - Major League Baseball
Robert "Gorilla Monsoon" Marella -Professional wrestler and commentator
Michelle McGann - LPGA golfer
Billy Mills - Olympic runner
Adam Morrison - Basketball Player, Gonzaga University
Brandon Morrow -Seattle Mariners Pitcher
David Pember - MLB - Milwaukee Brewers
Toby Petersen - NHL - Pittsburgh Penguins, Dallas Stars
Sir Steven Redgrave - Rower - Winner of five consecutive Olympic gold medals
Dan Reichert - MLB - Kansas City Royals
Ham Richardson – Tennis star
Jackie Robinson - Baseball Player
Sugar Ray Robinson - Boxing
Vinnie Santana - Triathlete
Ron Santo - MLB - Chicago Cubs legend
Mike Sinclair - NFL - Philadelphia Eagles
Kendall Simmons - NFL - Pittsburgh Steelers
Ron Springs - NFL - Dallas Cowboys
Jerry Stackhouse - NBA - Dallas Mavericks
Hank Stram - NFL - Kansas City Chiefs Coach
Bradley Suttle - Texas Longhorns - Second Baseman
Bill Talbert - Hall of Fame tennis player
Jack Tatum - NFL - Oakland Raiders, The Assassin
Sherri Turner - LPGA golfer
Scott Verplank - PGA golfer
Jo Ann Washam - LPGA golfer
David "Boomer" Wells - San Diego Padres Pitcher
Dominique Wilkins - Basketball Player (Atlanta Hawks)
Wade Wilson - NFL player and Dallas Cowboys quarterback coach
Dmitri Young - MLB Outfielder, first baseman
From SF Gate: TV chef Paula Deen discloses diabetes diagnosis
Paula Deen, the Southern belle of butter and heavy cream, is making no apologies for waiting three years to disclose she has diabetes while continuing to dish up deep-fried cheesecake and other high-calorie, high-fat recipes on TV.
She said she isn't changing the comfort cooking that made her a star, though it isn't clear how much of it she'll continue to eat while she promotes health-conscious recipes along with a diabetes drug she's endorsing for a Danish company.
"I've always said, 'Practice moderation, y'all.' I'll probably say that a little louder now," Deen said Tuesday after revealing her diagnosis on NBC's "Today" show. "You can have diabetes and have a piece of cake. You cannot have diabetes and eat a whole cake."
Health activists and one fellow chef called her a hypocrite for promoting an unhealthy diet along with a drug to treat its likely effects. Deen added her support of the Novo Nordisk company to a collection of lucrative endorsements that include Smithfield ham and Philadelphia Cream Cheese.
Deen, who will turn 65 on Thursday, said she kept her diagnosis private as she and her family figured out what to do, presumably about her health and a career built solidly on Southern cooking. Among her recipes: deep-fried cheesecake covered in chocolate and powdered sugar, and a quiche that calls for a pound of bacon.
"I really sat on this information for a few years because I said, 'Oh, my gosh, what am I going to do about this? Is my life fixing to change? Am I no longer going to like my life?" she asked. Government doctors say that being overweight (as Deen is), over 45 (as Deen is) and inactive (as Deen was) increase the risk for developing Type 2 diabetes.
Deen is the pitch person for Novo Nordisk's new online program, which offers tips on food preparation, stress management and working with doctors on treatment. She has contributed diabetes-friendly recipes to the website and takes the company's drug Victoza, a once-daily non-insulin injection that had global sales of $734 million in the first nine months of 2011.
Company spokeswoman Ambre Morley and Deen declined to disclose how much she is being paid.
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