A University of Florida researcher has recommended being cautious in reducing blood pressure in patients with diabetes and coronary disease, citing that it may not be the ideal route to good health.

University of Florida researchers said these patients risk heart attack, stroke and even death if they have blood pressure levels too high or low. Typically, having a systolic blood pressure of 120 is ideal, but not for people with diabetes and coronary disease.

According to Rhonda Cooper-DeHoff, an associate professor of pharmacy and medicine at UF, new data show reveals that patients having blood pressure deemed too high or too low are highly prone to suffer from a heart attack, stroke or death.

It further suggested that increasing the systolic pressure above 120 for blood pressure in patients with diabetes and coronary artery disease, revealing that levels between 130 and 140 appear to be the most healthful.

"Our data suggest that in patients with both diabetes and coronary artery disease, there is a blood pressure threshold below which cardiovascular risk increases," Cooper added.

However, the International Verapamil SR-Trandolapril study, known as INVEST, claims that the normal range for healthy Americans may actually pose risk for those with a combined diagnosis of diabetes and coronary artery disease.