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Barbie Launches First Doll With Type 1 Diabetes

Model Lila Moss, who lives with type 1 diabetes, has helped launch the first Barbie doll with type 1 diabetes in partnership with Mattel and Breakthrough T1D. The new doll aims to inspire, educate, and reduce stigma for young people living with the condition.

July 14, 2025
You're Just My Type founder Laura Pavlakovich and Liz Van Voorhis sort diabetes supplies donated from people with type 1. Donations arrived from people in 35 states across the US.

Diabetes Community Provided Lifeline in Aftermath of LA Fires

Some residents evacuated with only the supplies they had on hand. A new short film shows how organizers collected and rushed supplies to support them.

March 3, 2025

8-Man Team Type 1 Sets Record, Comes in First at 2009 Race Across America; Adventures for the Cure Wins 2-Man Race

August 14, 2021

A Life at War with Sugar

Diabetes on stage: Jim Hirsch tells us about Robbie McCauley’s powerful one-woman production, “Sugar."

August 14, 2021

Sugar Babies: The Epidemic of Diabetes In Our Children

August 14, 2021