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Barbie introduces 1st doll with Type 1 diabetes
Barbie is launching its first doll with Type 1 diabetes, Mattel announced Tuesday. The new doll features a continuous glucose monitor and insulin pump, two medical devices that people use, carry or wear when they have Type 1 diabetes, a chronic condition where the body doesn't make any or enough of the insulin hormone.
When viewers are first introduced to Barbie Land, we see Robbie's Stereotypical Barbie wearing a pretty pink gingham dress while greeting the rest of the dolls.
Like many little girls, a young Kristi Yamaguchi loved playing with Barbie. With a schedule packed with ice skating practices, her Barbie dolls became her "best friends."Video above: Barbie's ...
This isn't Yamaguchi's first doll depiction. In the '90s, the touring show Stars on Ice put out a line of dolls modeled after notable skaters. The Barbie version is a lot more detailed.
MATTEL VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS Mattel’s Kristi Yamaguchi Barbie doll. Yamaguchi became the first Asian American to win an individual gold medal in figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
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