You probably either know Mary Tyler Moore as Dick Van Dyke’s wife on the “Dick Van Dyke Show” or as Mary Richards, the spunky, independent single woman form the “Mary Tyler Moore Show.” Both are favorites of mine and she is a wonderful actress, who has also made some incredible movies, like “Ordinary People.”
But, what you may not know is that, around the time of the “Mary Tyler Moore Show,” the actress was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and now has lost most of her vision because of diabetes-related nerve damage. She is also a strong advocate for diabetes research and education and serves as the international chairwoman of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, a group she has worked with for years.
In her new book, “Growing Up Again: Lifes, Loves and Oh Yeah, Diabetes,” she offers a personal account of living with diabetes. Though she includes tips and advice from doctors, the book is more a memoir than a how-to for the newly diagnosed. She shares work anecdotes and family tales. The book also includes reflections from others with diabetes and Moore praises the young people she has met for their intelligence and commitment to managing their disease — something she says they do far better than she did in her early years. Read more…
Posted by Carrie Pollare
Source: USA Today
Tags: Diabetes
