Pharmaceutical Executive July 11, 2025
The new doll will include an insulin pump, a glucose monitor, and a dress featuring international symbols for diabetes awareness.
A common complaint across all many patient populations is patients feeling a lack of visibility. Living with an illness is hard enough, but many people feel isolation due to a lack of understanding and education about their conditions. For example, someone living with diabetes may find that people don’t understand the condition and are uncomfortable discussing it.
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As a result, many companies outside of the healthcare space have made an effort to create characters and products that directly represent common and uncommon conditions.
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