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I have had a cough for 15 years and have gone to every Dr and allergist around No one can diagnose me .The past 3 months have throbbing pain in my left arm, have been to Dr 3 times for this same problem nothing. Left pain in my face and over eyes ,dizziness. Prescribed Prednisone 2 times . Last month he told me that I had Bronchitis took and antibiotic erythrmiacin ,don't feel any different. I do have high blood pressure ( take metropolol) and have High Cholesterol( take simvastatin), 3 months ago he did a Diabetes AiC test that came back 6.6 and said I have diabetes. Asked for a new 3 month test which we did today and it came back 6.3 which I knew it would come back normal. I am very active ,eat as well as I can, not many sweets, or drinks, very thin, etc. Don't know how this test came back abnormal 3 months ago. I am a healthy and active 70 year old( July 13 turned 70) I need some help before I end up having a stroke or heart attack.

Here are my symptoms ,#1 lightheaded- mostly when getting out of bed , @2 body feels numb most of the time,@3 pain in left arm from elbow down especially in the muscle part, hard to pick up things with this arm. (for 3 months now)@4 pain in left side of face and jaws sometimes really sharp pains near left eye. I wake up at night with such a strange feeling all over my body and am afraid to go back to sleep. This is really getting scary. I have lost quite a bit of weight .I cough all day and night till I throw up. My throat is scratchy which makes me cough. Started to take a pill called benzonite to stop the cough and it is helping a lot. Been to allergists and am not allergic to anything. Feels like I am on the verge of having a stroke or maybe a heart attack. Todays 4th visit this month for same problem he tells me about this carotidynia thing .I told him that I had a carotid artery test already and it came back ok. Can your still have this carotidymia when your carotid test came back normal. I made an appt.to see a cardiologist and get a stress test on July 28th.I'm thinking maybe it's my heart????? I don't know what else to do or what Dr to go to. Please what do you recommend that I do. Just typing this email is making my arms feel so heavy and tingly.
PS Dr evidently ruled out a stroke cause he keeps telling me what else he thinks it could be. Any ideas would be appreciated. Jane Rodgers

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Red_Star · Answer

"A result between 5.7 and 6.4 percent is considered prediabetes, which indicates a high risk of developing diabetes." - Mayo Clinic.

Red_Star · Answer

"For people without diabetes, the normal range for the hemoglobin A1c test is between 4% and 5.6%. Hemoglobin A1c levels between 5.7% and 6.4% indicate increased risk of diabetes, and levels of 6.5% or higher indicate diabetes." - WebMD. 

I have a numbness feeling all over due to nerve damage from chronic insulin resistance myself.  When I developed pre diabetes I also showed up with tingling in my fingertips and a burning sore tongue to name but two symptoms.  Prolonged exposure to high blood glucose causes nerve damage. 

Insulin resistance, pre diabetes, diabetes causes excess magnesium to be lost through the urine. Dizziness and tingling is two of the possible symptoms of low magnesium so you could try magnesium chelated with amino acids (for better absorption) to see if any symptoms improve.

Janerodgerspetty · Answer

I have been using B12 under the tongue for quite awhile because of being fatigued. I was told that the normal A1C test is 6.5 that's why I was excited to see it go down to 6.3 from 6.6 for my 3 month test. Do you know anything about any of my other problems? My arm especially.

Red_Star · Answer

A normal A1C level is below 5.7 percent.  Statins list high blood glucose and type 2 diabetes as a black box warning. Diabetes is a major cause of heart disease.  Vitamin B12 deficiency is a known cause of chronic cough.  I'd recommend sublingual (under the tongue) vitamin B12.