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Life with Crohn's Disease

Life as a Diabetic (Type 1 and Type 2)

What I Have Learned While Being Diagnosed as an Insulin-Dependent T2 Diabetic

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After a 10-year long battle as a Type 2 Diabetic, I was diagnosed as insulin-dependent Type 2 Diabetic (T2D) at the age...
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Tip: How to Stop Your FreeStyle Libre Sensor From Falling Off Before the 14-day Expiry?

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Hits and tips I use to keep my FreeStyle Libre attached for 14 days. With these tips I have never had a sensor fall off early.
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Cases, Stickers, and Accessories for the FreeStyle Libre

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Here is a list of helpful cases, stickers, patches and accessories for your FreeStyle Libre scanner and sensor. As a Canadian diabetic,...

Questions and Answers about the FreeStyle Libre Diabetic Glucose Monitoring System

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I have been using the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system (CGM) since December 2018. Here are some questions I had myself before...

Review: My first thoughts about FreeStyle Libre?

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Welcome to my review of the new Abbott FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitor. This page will be my personal account of using...

Guest Post | What is Carbohydrate?

Diet and Nutrition Mark Hanlon - 0
Evidence Based Health Care: Before I enter contentious territory I think it's important to state my position on modern western medicine. I am under the...

Running & Cycling (Clothes, Tech and Races)

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Mark is a foodie in training, photographer, Starbucks addict, runner, and single parent living outside of Toronto, Ontario. Living with Crohn’s Disease and Diabetes, life for this Transportation Planner and RPP can be an interesting mix.

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Random thoughts from the past

Life with Crohn's Disease

What is Ulcerative Colitis?

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Ulcerative colitis, or UC, is more localized in nature than Crohn’s disease (CD). Typically, the disease affects the colon (large bowel) including the rectum...
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Hardware & App Review

Review: PortableApps.Com – Applications on the GO!

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Now you can carry your favorite computer programs along with all of your bookmarks, settings, email and more with you. Use them on any Windows computer. All without leaving any personal data behind.
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Guest Post: Reducing Debt Load

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How do you know if you have too much debt? Learning about debt can help you determine if you have more than you should....
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How To: Where can I find the Windows 7 Screen Capturing Tool?

Hints & Tips Mark Hanlon - 0
Question: Where can I find a free Screen capturing tool for Windows 7 or Windows 10? Answer: Windows has always had the Print Screen button...

Pack Rats – 30 Day Declutter Challenge

The question of "Why" Mark Hanlon - 2
How many of you are Pack Rats? Why not join me in a 30-day declutter challenge and take control of your pack-rat...

Blogging 101 – Write an About Me Page – Exploring me and who Am I

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Today's assignment for our Blogging 101 course was to write an About Page.  Who is Mark, what is he all about, and...

Currency Exchange Robbery: One-way Banks Guarantee they Make Billions Each Year!

Opinions Mark Hanlon - 0
I recently had a transaction on my Canadian Credit card from a US vendor.  The original charge was $55.83 USD with a...

Fraud Alert: Microsoft Phone Scam to correct Virus / Computer Error

Hints & Tips Mark Hanlon - 2
We received an interesting telephone call on a private line earlier today from a company called “ONLINE PC CARE” or something similar regarding recent...

AMD Radeon R9 285 GPU | Powerful Video Graphics

Hardware & App Review Mark Hanlon - 3
For anyone that "really" knows me, computers and technology have been a part of my life for as long as I can...

WordPress.com vs WordPress.org: Reader or No Reader

Hints & Tips Mark Hanlon - 5
You have decided on WordPress as your blogging / CMS Platform.  Now do you host your blog at WordPress.com (hosted) or use...

How to: Turbo Charge Self Hosted WordPress Sites

Blogging 101 Mark Hanlon - 0
If you are facing the problem of slow loading self-hosted WordPress website, or simply want to improve...

Blogging 101 – Add something new to your post – Take life by the Horns

Blogging 101 Mark Hanlon - 0
Stand up and look around you?  What do you see?  For me, my first impressions of my hectic home office, are clutter...
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EDITOR PICKS

Apple’s FaceTime Exploit: Expecting Perfection in an Imperfect World

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Apple's recent FaceTime vulnerability raises an ongoing concern that as a society we suck and blow expecting perfection in an imperfect world while all...
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Blogging 101: What is your favourite thing about reading?

Blogging 101 Mark Hanlon - 1
I fell upon a post yesterday that asks simply that question, "What is your favourite thing about reading?"  What is funny, is...
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Blogging 101 – Creating your first Post – Hello World

Blogging 101 Mark Hanlon - 2
I admit I have had a Blog, or WebLog, for a while now, yet, has it been time,...
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Tip: How to Stop Your FreeStyle Libre Sensor From Falling Off Before the 14-day Expiry?

Life with Diabetes Mark Hanlon - 0
Hits and tips I use to keep my FreeStyle Libre attached for 14 days. With these tips I have never had a sensor fall off early.
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Tip: How to view webpage HTML on iPad / iPhone (iOS 13)

Hints & Tips Mark Hanlon - 0
This article outlines the steps required to view the source code (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc.) for any webpage on your iDevices including...
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Cases, Stickers, and Accessories for the FreeStyle Libre

Life with Diabetes Mark Hanlon - 0
Here is a list of helpful cases, stickers, patches and accessories for your FreeStyle Libre scanner and sensor. As a Canadian diabetic,...
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