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« on: June 30, 2017, 10:01:52 AM »
I've been reading and don't see anywhere that people on dialysis can't use bug repellant. Anyone have any experience with this? Hubby work mostly outdoors and being summer, the mosquito's are biting. He use to use a spray and that worked pretty good but now wonder about his skin/body absorbing the repellant.
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Husband had ESRD with Type I Diabetes -Insulin Dependent.
I was his care-partner for home hemodialysis using Nxstage December 2013-July 2016.
He went back to doing in-center July 2016.
After more than 150 days of being hospitalized with complications from Diabetes, my beloved husband's heart stopped and he passed away 06-08-21. He was only 63.
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« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2017, 10:06:51 AM »
Deet is a neurotoxin, so not good for anyone-- on or off dialsiys.  There are many good "natural" repellents that are a lot less toxic, e.g lemon-eucalyptic (aka Repel).
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« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2017, 01:41:38 PM »
Quote from: kickingandscreaming on June 30, 2017, 10:06:51 AM
Deet is a neurotoxin, so not good for anyone-- on or off dialsiys.  There are many good "natural" repellents that are a lot less toxic, e.g lemon-eucalyptic (aka Repel).

Thanks for the tip!
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Husband had ESRD with Type I Diabetes -Insulin Dependent.
I was his care-partner for home hemodialysis using Nxstage December 2013-July 2016.
He went back to doing in-center July 2016.
After more than 150 days of being hospitalized with complications from Diabetes, my beloved husband's heart stopped and he passed away 06-08-21. He was only 63.
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« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2017, 07:09:32 AM »

Bugs don't like me much.  I have to wonder if it is something to do with me smoking.  Who knows?

Son smokes, and the bugs eat him alive.  Wife never smoked, and the bugs love to eat on her.

I have three or four different types of sprays, neither of them will bother to use them.

Wife rarely goes out in the yard or garden because of the bugs.

We have 'no-see-ems', little critters so small you can barely see them, yet they take a big enough bite to leave a welt.  Alcohol wipes h elp.

I think a tall glass of alcohol may help take off the 'edge'.
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