Posts Tagged ‘barbie’

Barbie with T1D, CGM, and an Insulin Pump, publicity photos by Mattel

Barbie Gets CGM as CDC Claims 1 in 3 Teens Have Prediabetes

July 12, 2025 — This has been quite a week for easy reading news nuggets about diabetes. First we had the news that Barbie is getting a nifty heart-shaped CGM (continuous glucose monitoring) patch and an insulin pump. Then comes a news blurb from CDC telling us that one in three teens have prediabetes. Should we celebrate the news […]

Barbie: The Impact of a Cultural Icon

July 18, 2013 — Barbie, introduced to American girls in 1959, has become a cultural touchstone so polarizing that she has been co-opted by dozens of artists and activists over the years as a symbol for everything from beauty to materialism to women’s equality to women’s inequality to nostalgia for more peaceful times. So it’s no surprise that she […]