Moira McCarthy
Moira McCarthy

Moira McCarthy was pursuing her dream career in active sports journalism when her young daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in 1997. While she continued on that route, writing for the New York Times Sports and Leisure Division, Snow Country Magazine, Ski Magazine and becoming a daily newspaper sports columnist for the Boston Herald, she also began dedicating much of her life to diabetes advocacy and education.

My Daughter Without Diabetes 1

My Daughter Without Diabetes

My older daughter – the one without diabetes – is expecting her first child, a girl, due this summer. My granddaughter will be adored and nurtured…
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Is It Still Christmas Without Candy Canes?

Our First Christmas With Diabetes

Our first holiday season with diabetes in the family was 20 Christmases ago, but I can remember it like it was an hour ago. It was all centered on sugar…
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