A 45-year-old woman presents to clinic to discuss her recent diagnoses of diabetes mellitus and hypertriglyceridemia. Which of the following is true regarding her glucose and triglyceride control?
a) Her greatest risk is renal failure secondary to diabetes
b) Hypertriglyceridemia is not linked to heart disease
c) Optimizing glycemic control may improve hypertriglyceridemia
d) Statins do not help to reduce triglyceride levels