The new Barbie is intentionally wearing a blue polka-dot outfit, as a blue circle is a global symbol of diabetes awareness.

Barbie is launching its first doll with Type 1 diabetes, Mattel announced Tuesday. The new doll features a continuous glucose ...

Leading diabetes organization Breakthrough T1D partnered with Mattel on Barbie to ensure the devices were medically accurate, ...

In 2019, Mattel released a Barbie in a wheelchair and a Barbie with a prosthetic limb. Other dolls in the Fashionistas line ...

The new doll is part of the brand’s inclusive Fashionistas line, which allows more children to see themselves reflected in ...

Kate Moss’s daughter Lila Moss says the launch of the first Barbie doll with type 1 diabetes is ‘completely surreal’ ...

Barbie is making history with a new doll aimed at uplifting children with diabetes.Mattel has launched its first Barbie doll ...

Mattel announced this week the launch of its first-ever Type 1 diabetes Barbie doll, adding a new character to the Barbie ...

The newly released Barbie dolls are meant to help bring "greater visibility to a condition that affects so many families." ...

The new type 1 diabetes Barbie doll includes realistic medical features like a CGM monitor and insulin pump as cases rise among young people in the United States.

The doll was created in partnership with leading diabetes research and advocacy organization Breakthrough T1D.