No more sweet tea for diabetic Paula Deen
Gannett News Service January 17, 2012 9:12AM
Paula Deen
Updated: February 19, 2012 8:11AM
Paula Deen, known for her Southern recipes loaded with butter and sugar, decided not to talk about type 2 diabetes when she found out she had it three years ago. “I knew when it was time it would be in God’s time,” she said.
That time came Tuesday when the star of the Food Network’s “Paula’s Best Dishes” announced a deal to promote Victoza, a medication she uses.
The 64-year-old chef says she’s “at peace” with her career celebrating fried chicken and rich desserts. “I have no regrets.”
Besides using the medication, Deen is walking a mile or more a day on the treadmill and no longer drinking sweet tea. “That’s a big trick for a little Southern girl. I calculated how much sugar I drank in empty calories, and it was staggering.”
She hasn’t made a lot of other changes in how she eats and cooks, because “I’ve tried to use moderation since I hit a certain age.”
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