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"  Back in May of 2011 the National Enquirer reported that our beloved Queen of Butter had diabetes. The paper exposed Paula Deen had told close friends she had been diagnosed several years back and was trying to conceal her illness from fans for fear of being called a hypocrite. Now, it seems the pie is ready to come out of the oven. On Tuesday&amp;#039;s Today Show, Paula Deen, 64, will sit down with Al Roker to publicly reveal she is in fact afflicted with Type 2 Diabetes. According to the National Institutes of Health, Type 2 Diabetes is a result of the body being unable to properly process insulin, which regulates the amount of glucose (blood sugar) in your bloodstream. Insulin, which is secreted from the pancreas, should be delivered to your fat cells, liver cells and muscle cells so it can be stored for energy. If the insulin cannot reach those cells, they can&amp;#039;t function properly. Hyperglycemia will then occur as high levels of sugar build up in the blood. Though incurable, the disease can be managed through a controlled diet and exercise. A diet that does not involve the type of cuisine Deen has become famous for. More From Delish: A Timeline of Anthony Bourdain&amp;#039;s Fighting Words Deen has also been rumored to be capitalizing on her situation by becoming the spokesperson for Novartis, a drug that treats diabetes. Novartis, however, denied the rumor saying it is indeed false. That&amp;#039;s not to say Deen, as many stars have done in the past, could turn this into a positive by using her celebrity to raise awareness and help prevent this dangerous illness. Ironically her son Bobby Deen, has a new show on Cooking Channel in which he makes over his mother&amp;#039;s recipes on Not My Mama&amp;#039;s Cooking. More From Delish: Celebrity Chef Recipes to Help You Cook Like a Star! When the news is officially out, Deen has good reason to worry of blacklash from both her fans as well as her fellow TV chefs. Recently, Anthony Bourdain accused Deen of being &amp;quot;The worst, most dangerous person in America&amp;quot; who prepares &amp;quot;food that is killing us.&amp;quot; It seems Bourdain hit a nerve without even knowing it. What do you think? Is Paula Deen a hypocrite? Will you continue to make her recipes? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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