New diabetic Barbie has insulin pump and glucose monitor
The new brunette Barbie is the latest in a line of dolls the American toy giant has rolled out, following criticism that the doll did not represent real women.
Last year, Mattel released the first blind doll. In 2023, it began selling a Barbie with Down's syndrome and the year before that it released a Barbie with hearing aids.
Others in the range include a Barbie in a wheelchair and one with a prosthetic limb.
Mattel has said it hopes the latest addition to the Barbie range will help young people living with type 1 diabetes feel more confident.
The condition, which causes a person's blood sugar level to become too high, affects more than 450,000 people in the UK.
British model Lila Moss, daughter of Kate Moss, has been collaborating with the company on a personalised doll in her image for months.
The 22-year-old, who has had the condition since she was 12, has been replicated in a blonde Barbie with a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) on her right arm, an insulin pump on her left thigh and a personal diabetes manager device in her handbag.
The company's mainline doll with type 1 diabetes also has all the medical gear of Moss's, but is brunette instead of blonde and wears a polka dot navy skirt set instead of a black dress.
After the announcement, Moss told Vogue: 'I have such fun memories of being at my grandma's house and playing with a Barbie Malibu Dreamhouse as a child.
'Raising awareness for [type 1 diabetes] has always been really important to me, but I think creating this Barbie has also been a sort of healing experience for that little girl.'
The model, who has worked with high-end brands including Versace and Burberry, has already inspired others by showing her CGM and insulin pump through her work, including taking her Omnipod pump to the 2022 Met Gala.
'When I first started going out and doing these things, I got so many messages from people saying that seeing me helped them, or their children, feel more proud and represented,' Moss said.
'I'm so happy I can do this through my work.'
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