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Barbie releases doll with kind 1 diabetes as diagnoses rise amongst US kids

Editorial Board Published July 9, 2025
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Barbie has launched its latest doll — which resides her life with kind 1 diabetes.

The primary Barbie doll of its variety was introduced on Tuesday with a imaginative and prescient of enabling extra kids to “see themselves reflected in Barbie” whereas encouraging “doll play that extends beyond a child’s own lived experience,” in response to a Mattel Inc. press launch.

The doll comes full with a steady glucose monitor (CGM) that she wears on her arm.

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It is saved in place with pink, heart-shaped medical tape, in addition to a cellphone displaying a CGM app to assist monitor blood sugar ranges.

Barbie additionally comes with an insulin pump connected to her waist, which permits for automated insulin dosing as wanted.

Her blue polka-dot outfit and purse signify international symbols of diabetes consciousness.

“Introducing a Barbie doll with type 1 diabetes marks an important step in our commitment to inclusivity and representation,” Krista Berger, senior vice chairman of Barbie and international head of dolls, mentioned in a press launch. 

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“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.”

Barbie partnered with Breakthrough T1D, previously JDRF – the main international kind 1 diabetes analysis and advocacy group – to develop the doll precisely, the corporate mentioned.

Barbie's first type 1 diabetes doll

The brand new Barbie arrives as numbers of kind 1 diabetes instances amongst America’s youth are on the rise.

CDC information signifies that 304,000 children and adolescents below 20 years outdated had a kind 1 diabetes prognosis in 2021.

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From 2017 to 2018, the annual incidence of recognized diabetes in younger individuals was estimated at 18,200 with kind 1 diabetes, the American Diabetes Affiliation experiences.

Greater than 38 million People of all ages, almost 12%, have diabetes.

girl with Diabetes sits on couch with CGM on her arm

Sort 1 diabetes prevalence may rise by 65% by 2060, CDC analysis says. (iStock / iStock)

The CDC confirmed in 2024 that diabetes in younger individuals is “on the rise,” and can proceed to extend for the following a number of many years.

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If new diagnoses proceed to rise at present numbers, kind 1 diabetes instances would enhance by 65% by 2060, in response to the CDC examine. 

Sort 2 diabetes instances would enhance by about 700%.

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