How Bariatric Surgery Changed My Life
Monday, 02 December 2019
by Dr. Tom Lavin
When I was first diagnosed with diabetes, I was terrified. I went home, started crying, and researched exactly what being diagnosed with diabetes really meant. I had always heard the word “diabetes”, but I truly did not know what I was faced with. My doctor didn’t provide much explanation on what to expect, my prognosis
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Bariatric Surgery Alleviates Diabetes & Heart Disease
Wednesday, 30 October 2019
by Dr. Tom Lavin
In addition to helping patients lose weight, bariatric surgery can resolve Type 2 Diabetes, as well as substantially lower the risk for strokes and heart attacks. According to a recent research study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers found bariatric surgery patients were 39% less likely to experience a heart- or stroke-related
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Kera – Spotlight!
Tuesday, 15 October 2019
by Dr. Tom Lavin
My name is Kera Melancon. I am 34 years old with an amazing husband and three beautiful children. I was diagnosed with diabetes at 31 years old. When I found out that I was a diabetic, I wasn’t very educated and thought “ok I’ll just not eat as much sugar”. Little did I know there
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Kera & Mikey – Life Now
Monday, 09 September 2019
by Dr. Tom Lavin
As Kera and Mikey reflect back on life, they realize how much they missed while suffering from Type 2 Diabetes. They recently went crabbing with their families, and this simple outing meant the world to Kera and Mikey. They could have never done this before surgery. The heat would have sent their sugar through the
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