Paula Deen on the Today Show - what's your opinion?

She does high-carb desserts, too.

So what? So does Giada

And Bobby and Guy and Rachel and Ina and every other Food Network star. They are desserts. You don't have to prepare them every day, or ever.

I mean, aren't most desserts high carb? I doubt you're gonna see avocado based mousse and pudding all over Food Network any time soon. Or banana ice-cream made with nothing but frozen banana.

She does high-carb desserts, too.

So what? So does Giada

And Bobby and Guy and Rachel and Ina and every other Food Network star. They are desserts. You don't have to prepare them every day, or ever.

I mean, aren't most desserts high carb? I doubt you're gonna see avocado based mousse and pudding all over Food Network any time soon. Or banana ice-cream made with nothing but frozen banana.

I saw trout ice cream on Iron Chef once.

If she is out there talking about diabetes to get people to get checked and then make decisions to get healthy their way, great. But quite personally, why does everyone need to know her personal life. Yes, she is a celebrity but I so don't care about anything other than what a celebrity is supposed to do, entertain me. They don't run or decide my life for me.

If she is putting it out there to make money off of it, then shame for sure. Some people need meds. My son, he has seizures, is one. But there are those who can take care of things simply by taking care of themselves. You need to know which one you are.

Type 2 Diabetes is not a condition where there needs to be so many different meds. I am sorry, it is self-induced and can be reversed with a controlled carb lifestyle where a person may need to start off on medications and then get off said medications as they lose weight and their body heals to become more insulin sensitive again.

Most of these medications are detrimental to the body ever healing, therefore the longer you are on said medication, the more damage is being done to the body. That is where neuropathy and such comes into play.

You can not compare a condition such as your sons seizure disorder which he did not inflict on his self to one millions of people (including myself) actually has inflicted upon themselves. Medicine and Science have their place and are positive for many conditions..........

But it is ridiculous to fork out hundreds of dollars a month for Diabetes medication which for Type 2 Diabetics is a Lifestyle Disease.

I have done my part to change my lifestyle from the Standard American Diet over to the Paleo Lifestyle. I am completely medication free, including Diabetes, PCOS and Thyroid medications (which was the last to go).

I saw her and thought she was very dishonest and was only doing this because she has made a deal to be paid for selling something. She reminded me of our politicians. She was anything but straightforward. Looks like she's knocked off some pounds, though.

I don't like Paula Deen anyway. As a southerner, I find her accent extremely forced and fake.

I think she is a fat-sugar-starch pusher, who should atone for her sins. She is harming people by giving everyone the idea that feast foods should be everyday foods. We have enough of that message from greedy corporations who don't care if they throw us under a bus, as long as they get our money.

She should do FREE public service messages, and if she teaches anyone about food, it should be how to make delectable foods that nourish us and sustain our health.

She's made enough money off the fat of the land.

she does say occasionally on her show that she doesn't eat like that every day and that they are for occasional meals

I'm sorry, but if unless she forced people to cook and consume everything on her show, she has no responsiblity to her audience. They are responsible for what they purchase, prepare and consume.

Very much this. I watch cooking shows where they prepare foods with gluten. Do I cook and consume those? No, because I have Celiac. Every person is in control of their actions.

To me, this has to do with Paula Deen, the diabetic: why not learn how to cook really well to avoid these diseases of excess, and teach THAT. She's a public figure, and could use her fame for the public good.

I can't believe that made the damn news. The woman pretty much ate whole sticks of butter, and now the shocker Type 2 diabetes! REALLY?