There seems to be only two news stories today. An Italian cruise ship crashed and Paula Deen has diabetes so there’s really only one news story today.

The Queen of Southern Cuisine was diagnosed in 2008 but didn’t come public with her condition until now because her knowledge of the disease was very limited. Really? No way. On a completely unrelated note, here’s Paula Deen making love to a Donut Burger.

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When asked about the obvious connection to the miniature black holes of calories, fat and sugar she makes on her show and her disease she said “On my show I share with you all these yummy, fattening recipes, but I tell people, `in moderation,'” she added. “I’ve always eaten in moderation.” Is it really possible to deep fry cheesecake in moderation?

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Just to recap, she took a slice of cheesecake and covered it in milk chocolate bits. She then wrapped it up in a wonton wrapper and deep fried it. After she took it out she rolled it in powdered sugar, covered it in chocolate and strawberry syrup, covered it in more powdered sugar and then slapped a gob of whipped cream on it. It’s the culinary equivalent of that baseball bat scene in Casino. My left foot went a little numb just watching the video.

The much more obvious reason to her coming out as a diabetic is her new partnership with drug company Novo Nordisk to push a new diabetes drug and promote the program “Diabetes in a New Light” which offers tips on food preparation, stress management and working with doctors on a treatment plan. Here’s a recipe from the plan for people who have always found their insulin injections to be a little flavorless.

Paula Deen’s Yummy Insulin Injection

Ingredients:
40 units insulin
1 hypodermic needle
1 stick butter
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup brown sugar

Drop the insulin in a stainless steel bowl with the sour cream and stir in the brown sugar. Grease the area of your stomach where you’ll administer the injection with a little bit of the butter and stir that in. Add a pinch of salt to bring out that nice, insuliney flavor and pour the mix into a cakepan. Cook at 450 degrees for ten minutes and let the insulin cool on a cooling rack. Fill the needle with about 50 units of the insulin cake, making sure to tap out any bubbles, inject and enjoy!



For more recipes like chocolate covered glucose tabs and deep fried insulin go to http://www.diabetesinanewlight.com/