Food Network star and Southern chef, Paula Deen has just revealed that she has Type 2 Diabetes.

The celebrity chef has been very well known for her butter enriched Southern dishes, but will things start to change now that she has gone public with her condition?

Well, according to a video posted on her new website, Paula has decided to just make simple changed in her life to better her health.

“I wasn’t about to change my life, but I have made simple changes in my life, like cutting back on one of my favorite things — sweet tea! And for a Southern girl, that’s a big deal,” Paula admits. “And I’m taking more walks with my husband Michael and I’m running after our grandchildren. And I love it all.”

Deen has in the past been criticized by health groups for the high amounts of fat, salt and sugar she includes in her dishes.

Even No Reservations host Anthony Bourdain called the chef “the worst, most dangerous person to America” and said she should “think twice before telling an already obese nation that it’s OK to eat food that is killing us.”

A little dramatic don’t you think Bourdain?

But if you not afraid of a little butter or diabetes you should check out Paula’s Savannah, Georgia restaurant The Lady & Sons which serves pulled pork, mac and cheese, Southern fried chicken, meatloaf sandwiches and gooey butter cakes.

Mmmm, gooey butter cakes!

Paula will be celebrating her 65th birthday this Thursday.

Good Luck Paula and happy early birthday!