Company toys Matel launched today, on Wednesday, July 9, the first Barbie With Type 1 diabetes Give visibility V disease among the small ones and generate feelings inclusion And sympathy From childhood.
A doll He has Glucose monitor in the hand and wears Blue set of polka dotsLink to Symbols World Cups representing awareness of diabetesThe field besides, it carries one Insulin pump at the waist for automatic administration and bag To save MedicationField
In the press release, the company reports that the model and actress Laura Sanchez It will be Ambassador From the wrist in Spain and responsible for the presentation of his child to the public, since they discovered diabetes of the type 1 four years ago.
For a good reason
The doll was developed in cooperation with the World Research and Defense Organization of Diabetes Type 1 “Breakthrough T1D” and has support for the Diabetescero Foundation, devoted to financing and acceleration of research to find a cure for this autoimmune disease.
From Mattel and the Diabetescero Foundation, they agreed that this Show naturally A devices Many children with diabetes use these daily. Thinking about it on the doll, children HE Identify With stories that you can create in the already more than more than 150 different styles Barbie from different tones wool Or types bodyto disability which include a doll with Down syndromeA blind And one more with headphonesField