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There’s a brave, new Barbie in the box. Mattel announced the release of the first-ever Barbie doll with type 1 diabetes, complete with a continuous glucose monitor and an insulin pump in Barbie’s ...
The new doll wears a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) on her arm, secured with heart-shaped medical tape in signature Barbie pink. The new doll is part of the 2025 Barbie Fashionistas line, which ...
Over 300,000 children and teens are living with type 1 diabetes in the U.S., according to the CDC and now, so is Barbie.
Mattel has introduced a new Barbie that may connect with the approximately 304,000 children and adolescents with type 1 ...
Mattel's latest doll, a Barbie living with Type 1 diabetes, continues its attempt to create toys with representation in mind.
The new type 1 diabetes Barbie doll includes realistic medical features like a CGM monitor and insulin pump, promoting inclusion as cases among youth in U.S. rise.
Mattel has introduced its first Barbie representing a person with Type 1 diabetes, as part of wider efforts from the toy ...
The doll launched yesterday at the Breakthrough T1D Children’s Congress. The doll features an insulin pump that attaches to Barbie's waist and a continuous glucose monitor on her arm – a button held ...
MIT’s wireless skin implant delivers glucagon instantly when blood sugar drops, offering new safety for diabetics, even while ...
For people with type 1 diabetes, developing hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, is an ever-present threat. When glucose levels ...
Two experts discuss why more research is needed before continuous glucose monitors can be used reliably for insulin ...
Glucotrack, which is developing a glucose monitor that is implanted through a minimally invasive surgery, said the small ...