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Best friends Kera & Mikey share their journey. Part 2.

Best friends Kera & Mikey share their journey. Part 2.

by Dr. Tom Lavin / Monday, 08 July 2019 / Published in Patient Stories

Kera and Mikey are best friends, and until their Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy procedures last year, they both struggled with Type 2 Diabetes. At only 33 years old, Kera was given two years left to live. Her condition worsened with each day and before she met with our team, Kera was in kidney and liver failure. Similarly, Mikey suffered with an insulin pump every day. Both Kera and Mikey spent most of their days indoors asleep or in the hospital. In 2018, Kera and Mikey chose to change their lives forever with the help of the Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.

Follow along each week as Kera and Mikey share their journey from Type 2 Diabetes to a healthy insulin-free life.

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