The toy manufacturer Mattel has launched its first Barbie doll with type 1 diabetes. The doll, which comes with both a glucose meter and an insulin pump, is intended to increase awareness of the disease among young people and is designed in collaboration with a non-profit diabetes organization.
Mattel has for a longer period tried to broaden its range of classic Barbie dolls to make them more inclusive. They have, among other things, launched a blind Barbie doll as well as a doll with a hearing aid.
