Toymaker Mattel has launched its latest addition to the Barbie range of dolls, the first with type 1 diabetes, which comes ...

This new doll “enables more children to see themselves reflected in Barbie,” Mattel wrote Tuesday, and is part of the company's wider Fashionistas line committed to inclusivity.

Barbie also shared what type 1 diabetes means and how the doll reflects it: “Type 1 diabetes (T1D) occurs when the body stops making its own insulin, which is why this Barbie we ...

As part of broader efforts to increase inclusivity, Mattel recently introduced its first Barbie doll representing a person ...