[Target values of blood pressure in patients with diabetes mellitus].

Diabetes mellitus considerably worsens the prognosis of hypertension both in the occurrence of microvascular and macrovascular complications. The guidelines of the European Society of Hypertension and the European Society of Cardiology suggest a significantly more invasive treatment of hypertension achieving blood pressure target values below 130/80 mm Hg. The control of hypertension in diabetic patients treated with antihypertensives in the consulting rooms of our physicians is poor. Target values < 130/80 mm Hg are achieved in less than 5% of cases. More extensive application of combined treatment, in particular 3 or more antihypertensives, and improvement of patients' adherence to the treatment could improve the current situation.