A 50 yeаr оld wоmаn with type 2 diаbetes returns fоr an office visit to review her cholesterol panel values. Her 10 year ASCVD is 3%. The following are the results: Total cholesterol: 190 mg/dl (reference range norm < 200mg/dl); LDL: 160 mg/dl (reference range optimal < 100 mg/dl); HDL 50mg/dl (reference range > 50mg/dl); Triglycerides: 170 mg/dl (reference range < 150mg/dl) Potassium, BUN/Creatinine and LFT's are WNL. Based on these results the NP would initiate therapeutic lifestyle changes and: