
Food Network star Paula Deen. (Associated Press)

Food Network star Paula Deen. (Associated Press)

Paula Deen

Paula Deen is ready to show a lighter side to her famously fatty Southern-style cooking. (Associated Press)

In this Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012 photo, celebrity chef Paula Deen poses for a portrait in New York. A month after being widely criticized for revealing she has diabetes, as well as a lucrative endorsement deal for a drug to treat it, Paula Deen says she's ready to show a lighter side to her famously fatty Southern-style cooking. (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri)

"I've always said, 'Practice moderation, y'all,'" says celebrity chef Paula Deen, who recently announced that she has Type 2 diabetes. "I'll probably say that a little louder now." (Associated Press)

Paula Deen says that after being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes three years ago, she cut out her continuous sweet tea and started walking on a treadmiill. (Food Network via Associated Press)

** FILE ** In this April 7, 2010, file photo, celebrity chef and Food Network star Paula Deen poses for a portrait in New York. Deen is teaming with drug maker Novo Nordisk to launch a program that aims to help people live with Type 2 diabetes and promote a Novo diabetes drug. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, File)