The invention relates to aryloxyalkylene-substituted hydroxyphenylhexynoic acid derivatives, and to physiologically compatible salts thereof.The invention relates to compounds of the formula Iin which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14 and A are each defined as specified, and physiologically compatible salts thereof. The compounds are suitable, for example, for treatment of diabetes.