Mattel’s First Barbie with type 1 diabetes
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The Baltimore Ravens' tight end spent some of his time before training camp working with athletes as part of his partnership with Dexcom.
Diabetes is a leading cause of vision loss in the United States, and cataracts are a common complication of the disease. With millions of Americans living with diabetes and increasing numbers of them developing cataracts at an earlier age,
This isn’t the first Barbie to represent someone who is part of the medical landscape. Barbie became a registered nurse in 1961, was given a candy striper outfit in 1964, became
The first-ever Barbie with Type 1 diabetes comes with an insulin pump and glucose monitor. Both kids and adults with diabetes are celebrating the announcement and say they are grateful for a doll that represents them.
Although ‘lean type 2 diabetes’ is not uncommon, clinicians must first exclude other causes including autoimmune, monogenic, or other diabetes types before confirming the diagnosis.
A Devon woman is one of the first adults in the UK to trial what medics call a groundbreaking drug for type 1 diabetes. The new drug, Teplizumab, works by reprogramming the immune system to stop it mistakenly attacking pancreatic cells which produce insulin.
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