CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — It’s not Christmas yet, but at one house in Flour Bluff, the boxes are already piling up.

John and Cheryl Navar have turned their fireplace into a storage space for dozens of Barbie dolls that keep showing up at their front door. Corpus Christi couple helps launch ‘Breakthrough Barbie’ drive for kids with type 1 diabetes

“So all the Target stuff is going to start showing up tomorrow along with anything that didn’t show up yet,” Navar said. But these aren’t just any Barbies. They’re the new type 1 diabetes (T1D) Barbie, complete with an insulin pump and glucose monitor.

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“So when the Barbie came out… the diabetic Barbie came out, my wife was like, ‘oh my gosh I love this!,’” Navar said. Navar’s wife, Cheryl, loved the idea for a couple of reasons.

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