Prior to surgery, Kera\u2019s Type 2 Diabetes controlled her\nentire life. Her A1C was an 11.5, and she took 11-12 pills every morning.\nUnfortunately, Kera\u2019s medication routine didn\u2019t end there. Every time Kera left\nher house, she would bring her \u201ctackle box\u201d with her. Her tackle box had\ninjections, needles, alcohol swabs, glucometers, and cooling packs. It had\neverything Kera needed in order to stay alive while running daily errands. The\nseverity of her condition was not lost on anyone; her children regularly asked\nher \u201cMommy, have you taken your medicine?\u201d \u201cMommy, are you ok?\u201d Kera knew this\nwas not the way she wanted to live the rest of her life. She wanted to take\ncare of her children, not the other way around. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After making the life-changing decision to undergo the Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy, Kera\u2019s tackle box became a thing of the past. Change is always hard and breaking a routine is difficult to accept, but despite Kera\u2019s wildest imagination, she no longer needs her tackle box. She lives each day to the fullest without the constant reliance on insulin or medications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n