Miscellaneous Reality TV Paula Deen announces she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 01/17/2012 Paula Deen says she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes three years ago, but wanted to educate herself before disclosing she has the disease. Read More RELATED NEWS Keke Wyatt lands her own WE tv reality seriesMTV's 'The Challenge' cuts ties with Dee Nguyen after "offensive" BLM tweetCardi B's 'Rhythm + Flow' to premiere on Netflix on October 9 TAGS: Paula Deen