title: [Therapy with insulin].
abstract: Hyperglycemia contributes to morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients. Reaching treatment targets with regard to control of glycemia is thus a central goal in the treatment of diabetic patients. The present article represents the recommendations of the Austrian Diabetes Association for the practical use of insulin according to current scientific evidence.
authors.affiliation: Klinische Abteilung für Endokrinologie und Stoffwechsel, Univ.-Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Medizinische Universität Wien, Wien, Osterreich.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kautzky-Willer
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lechleitner
authors.forename: Thomas R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Pieber
authors.forename: Rudolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Prager
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roden
authors.forename: Thomas C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Wascher
authors.forename: Raimund
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weitgasser
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007328:Insulin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin