I would caution you against figure of merit fixation. My brother, who has T2DM was always beating his chest about his normal blood pressure and ignoring my suggestions to pay better attention to diet and exercise. Well, at age 54 he was found to have six 90% blockages, 3 of which were in the “widow maker”. Fortunately a few months earlier I had nagged him enough for his doc to get him off the stupid fibrates and on Vascepa although his doc would only do a half dose.
Meanwhile I’m 12 years older, LDL over 100 and being treated for high blood pressure. My CAC scan score was zero.