Paula Deen & Diabetes. Thoughts?

question what type of diabetes does she have???

Type 2. Adult onset. As far as I know, type 1 diabetes is congenital. You can't develop it later in life (correct me if I'm wrong).

She does have type 2 but there is a type that is like type 1 called Latent Autoimmune Diabetes that occurs in adulthood. I am 25...guess that describes me!

Ah, yes. I just looked it up. Type one is a genetic autoimmune disease that usually manifests in early childhood but occasionally later in life. I knew it had nothing to do with lifestyle, just wasn't sure if adults could get it. Apparently adults can get it, but it is quite rare. Thanks! The more you know, right?

It's all about choices and moderation. If a person is looking for southern home cooking ideas, her show is among the greatest. However, we don't have to eat like that every day. Common sense has to be part of a person's personal responsibility and not someone else's. I'm curious to see what her son Bobby does with his new show "Not My Mama's cooking".

Paula Deen has done a serious dis-service to the public. She knew she had diabetes 3 years ago and continued to promote herself and unhealthy eating. She has came out now because she is endorsing and is a spokeswoman for a pharmaceutical company that manufactures medicine for diabetics.
I will not support her by purchasing her products or watching her show.

It didn't bother me really, I mean you kind of think "How does she not have diabetes with her diet!" while watching her show, but to hear that she's known about it for years and is only now suddenly doing something about it? She's a celebrity and celebrities are in the spotlight and influence people (obviously influential especially because of food) and could have taken that influence to do something better when she first found out. I know a lot of people I know that have talked about it have issue with the fact that now her son has a show about lightening up his moms food and stuff. I dunno if this is a way to just market more paula deen or if they honestly want to do it. If she is actually going to do something GOOD now go for it, be a role-model for people! I still won't buy any products of hers just because it's paula deen diabetes cooking pan (or rachael ray, or giada whateverhernameis) but it will be good to have another healthy cooking show (since I don't get cookingchannel!). just my opinion!

I always thought paula deene was an asshat. I haven't changed my opinion - she's an asshat mother from a long line of asshats in asshat -ville . I don't like her, her food or one single thing she stands for
Want my opinion of sarah palin?

And reported. Have your opinion, but say it in a manor that is not so disrespectful please.

I agree... I don't think the question was about your personal opinion of Paula Deene as a person, rudeness and namecalling is uncalled for

question what type of diabetes does she have???

Type 2. Adult onset. As far as I know, type 1 diabetes is congenital. You can't develop it later in life (correct me if I'm wrong).

you can get type 1 any time. and type 1 is so not congenital

its a autoimmune disease.

Hmmm. I wonder why type 2 is referred to as "adult onset" diabetes? I knew type one was autoimmune, I just didn't realize you could get it as an adult. I think children are typically diagnosed with it more frequently than adults. Thanks, though, I did not know.

Type one is an autoimmune disease but also considered inherited since people need to inherit risks factors from both parents. Congenital refers at what happens at the time of birth (not in the genes)

! Congenital = present at birth
! Inherited = heritable trait that may or
may not be present at birt


I think that the following information will help all of us to understand the difference between both type of diabetes (frommthe diabetes Association)

Type 1 Diabetes

Definition: Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 1) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease of the pancreas, resulting in a lack of insulin.

Description: Insulin is produced in the pancreas by beta cells of the islets of Langerhans. The main source of energy for all cells and especially for brain cells is glucose. Insulin is necessary for glucose to get into cells and be used for energy production. After eating, the glucose level in blood rises, which leads to insulin being released from the pancreas. In a person with IMDM, beta cells of Langerhans are damaged by autoimmune inflammation, leading to an insufficiency of insulin. The glucose level in blood rises and cells do not have enough energy for metabolism.

In most cases of type 1 diabetes, people need to inherit risk factors from both parents. We think these factors must be more common in whites because whites have the highest rate of type 1 diabetes. Because most people who are at risk do not get diabetes, researchers want to find out what the environmental triggers are.

In many people, the development of type 1 diabetes seems to take many years. In experiments that followed relatives of people with type 1 diabetes, researchers found that most of those who later got diabetes had certain autoantibodies in their blood for years before.

(Antibodies are proteins that destroy bacteria or viruses. Autoantibodies are antibodies 'gone bad,' which attack the body's own tissues.)

Type 1 diabetes is a disorder of the human immune system that makes it difficult for the body to produce insulin. Without insulin, the body cannot convert sugar from food into nutrients for cells. Excess sugar builds up in the blood stream and may eventually cause severe damage to organs and premature death.

Type 1 diabetes is a disease which can strike children and adults suddenly and requires supplemental insulin along with carefully regimented diet and exercise to manage properly.

Type 1 diabetes is generally diagnosed in children, teenagers, or young adults. Scientists do not yet know exactly what causes type 1 diabetes but believe that autoimmune, genetic, and environmental factors are involved.

Type 2 Diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus)

Much of the food we eat is turned into sugar in the blood for our bodies to use for energy. A hormone produced by the pancreas called insulin helps sugar in our blood get into the cells of our bodies. If your body doesn’t make enough insulin or if the insulin doesn’t work the way it should, blood sugar can’t get into your cells and instead stays in your blood, raising your blood sugar level.

Type 2 diabetes has a stronger link to family history and lineage than type 1, although it too depends on environmental factors. Studies of twins have shown that genetics play a very strong role in the development of type 2 diabetes. Lifestyle also influences the development of type 2 diabetes. Obesity tends to run in families, and families tend to have similar eating and exercise habits.

If you have a family history of type 2 diabetes, it may be difficult to figure out whether your diabetes is due to lifestyle factors or genetic susceptibility. Most likely it is due to both. However, don’t lose heart. Studies show that it is possible to delay or prevent type 2 diabetes by exercising and losing weight

I am pre-diabetic and was really not surprised that she is diabetic. But what I wonder about is what changes has she made, besides not drinking sweet tea, to bring her bs numbers down into the safe range. I can almost understand why other chefs might be upset ~ she doesn't appear to have changed her cooking style at all. However, she has stated that people for years have asked for her to make healthier versions of her foods. I hope that this is the push she needs to do that. By the way, not coming out for a couple years isn't surprising to me either. People can be mad about it but it takes courage to admit that you aren't perfect, that you have an invisible disease. While it really isn't anyone's business but her own, I think that owning it publicly and withstanding the lashback from the announcement will only serve to make her a stronger and better person.

I think it is asinine to expect anyone to share their medical history and/or treatment with the world. It is none of our collective business.

Who knows, maybe she gets her insulin for free by being the spokesperson. If my husband could get his blood pressure medication for free by shilling for the company we'd be all over that, millions in the bank or not. It would still be no one else's business if my husband was attempting to fix his problem through diet and exercise or if he was relying on a pill.