Diabetic Paula Deen: I'll Still Continue to Make Butter-Rich Recipes

Has it occurred to anyone that back in the day, people didn't have diabetes and they cooked with real butter, real sugar, real eggs etc. Maybe it's the chemicals we are ingesting in the name of health that are doing this to us!

I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes over one year ago and was devastated. I then decided I was too young to call it quits. I am 63 years old and still have a long life ahead of me. Since being diagnosed, I have lost 33 lbs. This disease is not a death sentence as long as it is taken care of. To me this was a wake up call. For those who suffer from it, I wish you good health and a long life. To all others, stay healthy.

The French use real butter and I don't see a lot of fat French people and diabetes is pretty low in France compared to our country. So maybe her diabetes isn't related to using real butter or not. Maybe it's something simple like, smaller portions, less food during the day, more walking and biking instead of getting in the SUV to go to the grocery store. A lot of European little towns, and even the larger cities, have the markets for fresh foods a short walk from everyone's house, so people are more likely to ride their bikes or walk to the store every other day to get fresh veggies or fruit, and other products they might need. They don't buy at Costco, as much as possible and store huge amounts of food in giant refrigerators and freezers. Their refrigerators are often much smaller than ours so they must go food shopping more often, thus, more walks to the grocery market. Perhaps the French don't eat late at night, don't even consider melting huge amounts of cheese over chips in a microwave as they sit in front of their computers or TVs, and perhaps conversing during dinner is more important than stuffing large amounts of food down their throats as fast as possible. Just sayin'. I don't think it's the butter. I think it's too much food, often eaten when no one is actually hungry, and too little movement. As a country we are focused on large amounts of food and watching hours and hours of television. Eating and sitting lead to diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and in general are killing us before our natural time to die.

I agree, just cut back, and managed what you do eat.

I would like to know what the heck butter has to do with diabetes.

uneducated people who know nothing of diabetes management do not understand that butter is not an issue with diabetes. sure the fat in large quantities is not good for your body but a diabetic needs to really watch their carbs intake. There are NO carbs in real butter. My son is a type 1 diabetic. we never use icky margarine in our house. I wish paula deed the best.

I lost 60 pounds, and still eat butter. It's natural. Margarine and all those substitutes are not and are made of freaky chemicals. Just don't eat a pound of butter a day and you'll be good. Butter did not give her diabetes anyway. Butter is fat. Diabetes has to do with the processing of sugar/carbs, and her pancreas is not producing enough insulin. Two totally different nutritional components. People just like to equate fat/being fat with diabetes though.

Oh give it a rest! Paula presents delicious, fattening recipes for those who choose to cook that way. I use her recipes for Christmas or special occasion meals, not every day. Not everyone in the world is diabetic; nor does everyone in the world suffer other diseases, & some of us still want her recipes. This is a CHOICE people; you can choose to make her recipes or not. I find her entertaining & a joy to watch whether I use her recipes or not. Her shows are, "Paula's Best Dishes," and "Paula's Home Cooking," Her shows are NOT Diabetes Daily...she wasn't hired to present diabetic cooking, low fat cooking, or to give us her personal medical history. She has done exactly what she was hired to do; give us delicious recipes and entertain us.

Having 2 diabetics in my family opened my eyes to cooking with all the right things,like real food not the crap you get out of a box. As for the butter,it's definately better for you as it is not a saturated fat like margarine or vegetable oils that clog your arteries. If you are willing to work at it diabetes CAN be controlled by the way you eat and it doesn't have to taste bad.

If she will write a book on "real" recipes for diabetics, I will buy the first copy on the shelves. So much of what is out there is unreal. I had a nutritionist tell me that it didn't matter if it tasted good or not as long as it was good for me. NOT!

Everything in moderation. I have diabetes...I have a cookie ....or a small glass of sweet tea....I use butter...I drink milk. EVERYTHING in moderation. It works.

I been a type 2 diabetic for 8 years and at first it was hard but after a while you learn what to do. If you get it under control you can still have small amounts of the same stuff you use to eat just not as often. Maybe now she can come up with some new stuff that are diabetic friendly with a Paula Dean twist, it's been a challenge to find recipes that were easy, good, & diabetic friendly

Butter.....A soft yellowish or whitish emulsion of butterfat, water air and sometime salts......
Margarine..... A FATTY SOLID CONSISTING OF A BLEND OF HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OILS MIXXED WITH COLOR MATTERS AND OTHER INGREDIENTS.
STRESS.....Importance, significance, or emphasis placed upon something.

QUIZ...which two out of three would make more of an impact on Diabetes.?

Give her a break she giving you receipts for food not for your life nor is she hand feeding you.

go paula go

"The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important." Martin Luther King,
Jr.

good luck

Moderation in cooking & eating. YOU do have a choice...leave the dissing out of it!!

I think that Anthony B. should let Paula be her own judge of her health, I have type II and you can eat everything in moderation and work it into your diet.......Keep those recipes coming Paula we love you

All things in MODERATION! I am a diabetic and I can tell you it is about counting carbs and watching what you take in. You make choices, I use REAL butter, not man made crap in my cooking because I don't need the junk piling up in my system, I know it works because I have been checked for blockage and there is nothing at 51! Some people think they are experts in everything, live it and then give a testimony! You go Paula! Keep giving us those Great Southern Recipies!

I have Diabetes2 now as well and I find that I have gone back to butter because it is better then the other items.