"Since then, the silver-haired Savannah resident, restaurateur, and cookbook queen has built an impressive empire reflecting her down-home cooking style. In January, Deen created a stir when she announced that she had type-2 diabetes and was becoming a pitchwoman for a diabetes drug. Still, she vowed the disease wasn't going to keep her from eating the way she wants. ""I was determined to share my positive approach and not let diabetes stand in the way of enjoying my life,"" she said."
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