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Barbie gets real: Mattel launches new doll with Type 1 diabetes; carries a glucose monitor and an insulin pump
Mattel introduces a new Barbie Fashionista doll representing type 1 diabetes, designed in collaboration with Breakthrough T1D ...
Hundreds of thousands of children have type 1 diabetes. Now, there’s a Barbie who has it, too
The latest Barbie slays in a chic blue polka-dot crop top, ruffled miniskirt, chunky high-top heels and an insulin pump. She ...
There's A New Barbie Doll In Toyland. She Has Type-1 Diabetes And Comes With An Insulin Pump
The new Barbie doll comes with a continuous glucose monitor (CGM), an insulin pump, and a bag big enough to carry emergency snacks ...
Barbie introduces first-ever type 1 diabetes doll to empower young children using insulin pumps and glucose
Barbie introduces a doll with type 1 diabetes, featuring a CGM and insulin pump, in collaboration with Breakthrough T1D. This addition to the Fashioni ...
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Barbie launches first doll with type 1 diabetes
The Barbie doll is being advertised as having type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune condition where the body attacks and destroys ...
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New research finds how Barbie doll's heel height corresponds with her job - NPR
Barbie once could only stand on her tip toes, in tiny high heels. Her job? To look pretty. A new study finds there's a correlation between flatter-footed Barbies and more job choices.