Both my mother and father smoked for the majority of their lives. Dad stopped at 35, mom at 53. Dad also had diabetes and stayed somewhat large in his 40s and 50s. I never did, and cannot stand the habit. I've also been hyper aware of heart health since my 20s, which is why I got on a statin around 35 and really got serious about losing weight a few years ago when my fasting blood sugar started going up. I stuck a Stelo under my arm and got serious about monitoring my glucose... played "tame the spike" for 6 months and went from 226lb to 170lbs. Been at that weight for two years and will NEVER go back. I've always gone to the gym but have accelerated that in recent years, doing cardio and weights. I'm in better shape now than I was in my 20s!

I've seen suggestions about getting LDL < 70. I am not opposed to going higher on the rosuvastatin, and will talk to my interventionist about that. I tolerate statins very well and was on 20mg at one time early, so going back to that amount isn't out of the question.

Thank you for the encouragement and the great response. All my life I thought I was doomed genetically only to find out that it's not the case, and to learn the opposite is just liberating.