Managed Healthcare Executive July 9, 2025
Barbie wears a continuous glucose monitor and an insulin pump and has a phone displaying a CGM app.
Mattel, along with Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF), has introduced a Barbie with Type 1 diabetes.
“Barbie helps shape children’s early perceptions of the world, and by reflecting medical conditions like T1D, we ensure more kids can see themselves in the stories they imagine and the dolls they love,” Krista Berger, senior vice president of Barbie and global head of dolls, said in a news release.
Barbie wears a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) on her arm to help manage her Type 1 diabetes, and she has a phone that displays a CGM app to help track her blood sugar levels throughout the day....
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