paula “diabetes” deen

In America, if you want to destroy yourself with your fork, you can do it —– without expending any real effort at all.  Unfortunately, we all pay for this sort of behavior via government-run healthcare programs like Medicare / Medicaid, Obama-Care, as well as increasingly expensive private insurances.  So, even though I am a fan of of Paula’s entrepreneurial spirit, I cannot say that I am always a fan of her cooking.  And now we have this…….

Not surprisingly, we find out that Paula has had TYPE II DIABETES for the past three years (and if the truth were known, probably far longer — HERE).  What’s sickening is that she has parlayed her lifestyle-induced illness into a position as the official spokesperson for a relatively new Diabetes Drug called Victoza (liraglutide).  Victoza is drug manufacturer Novo Nordisk’s fastest growing drug, with sales for 2011 right around the one billion dollar mark (Victoza currently costs around five hundred bucks a month).  On Novo’s Diabetes in a New Light website, Deen touts a healthier brand of cooking, while saying “My hope is that you can see diabetes in a new light and that you’ll get the most out of each and every day”.  Maybe Paula has really had a dietary “Come to Jesus” moment here.  It’s just that I have trouble believing it.  Her brand has always been based on fried foods, JUNK CARBS, and copious amounts of SUGAR. 

VICTOZA
Endocrinologists are saying that this new “Miracle Drug” for Type II Diabetes has all of the benefits, and none of the side effects.  Here are some of the things this injection is supposed to do for people with Type II Diabetes — without any real side effects other than mild nausea.

• Bring down blood sugar
  
• Reduce HbA1c 1-1.5%
• Weight loss
• Suppress the appetite
• Does not cause HYPOGLYCEMIA  
• Lowers lipids and BLOOD PRESSURE

Like Vicotza’s ads say, patients are currently thrilled with this drug.  But they again, most are thrilled with VALIUM as well.  In a recent article, endocrinologist Mariela Glandt stated that, “Even the patients who experience side effects like nausea and vomiting will stay on the drug because they’re so pleased with its benefits and those side effects are usually temporary.”  The benefits are clear —– many people will be able to take Victoza while continuing to lead a self-destructive lifestyle.  Just realize that the executives at Novo are keeping their fingers crossed.  They know all too well that today’s “happy” drug-consuming patients will be tomorrow’s litigants —- the first to drop everything they are doing to scribble the phone number of the attorney running ads on the T.V. / radio —- the one who just happens to be heading up the latest massive Class Action suit.  Hey, just lawyer up with us —- we’ll get you that free money if you took Victoza!