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Dr. M is the author of five advice books, including Getting to Know the Real You: 50 Fun Quizzes Just for Girls, and Girls: What's So Bad About Being Good? How to Have Fun, Survive the Preteen Years, and Remain True to Yourself, both written with her teenage daughter. Dr. M shares this advice column with Molly, a middle school student who loves to play soccer, dance, write and spend time with her friends.

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Dear Dr. M and Liz,
Sometimes I think that people are treating me different just because I've got diabetes. What should I do to make this stop?

—Lisa, 11, Virginia


	Dear Lisa, You seem not to be sure if people are treating you differently because of your diabetes, but if they are, you might want to help them understand your condition and what you need to do to take care of yourself.


	Dear Lisa, Next time someone treats you differently because of your diabetes, explain to them what diabetes is and what you have to do to treat it. Hopefully, if they understand it more, they'll see that it's no reason to treat you differently.

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