In this June 9, 2010 file photo, Paula Deen poses in the press room at the 2010 CMT Music Awards, in Nashville, Tenn. Though diagnosed with diabetes three years ago, Deen waited until January 2012, ... more 

In this June 9, 2010 file photo, Paula Deen poses in the press room at the 2010 CMT Music Awards, in Nashville, Tenn. Though diagnosed with diabetes three years ago, Deen waited until January 2012, coincidentally when she also had lined up a lucrative drug endorsement deal, to go public with it. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File) less