However, she appears to be doing equally well on the new treatment.” 
 
 Deen was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes three years ago, but continued dishing up her notoriously fatty foods on her show until her Jan. 17 revelation that she was diabetic and would now be plugging Victoza. She doesn't even have her longtime publicist Nancy Assuncao insulating her from the worst of the attacks any more. When one camera-happy cruise passenger spotted Paula eating a cheeseburger and fries, he or she pounced, videotaping the feast and sending it back to shore.
– Paula Deen's publicist isn't the only one upset over the celebrity chef's decision to hawk Novo Nordisk’s Victoza diabetes drug: The decision also caused a rift in Deen's family. Sons Jamie and Bobby were so upset they nearly left Artists Agency, which reps all three Deens and engineered the deal with the drugmaker. Jamie and Bobby weren't concerned about Deen's image so much as her health, however: She was doing well on a different drug, and they didn't want her to switch to Victoza. Deen "put them both under a lot of pressure and managed to persuade them to stay on with the family management," a source tells the New York Post. And after all that, apparently Deen is doing just fine on the new drug, which reportedly costs $500 per month. In other Paula news, Deen is currently on her "Paula Deen cruise," and was recently recorded chowing down on a cheeseburger—click to watch the video.