A patient on parenteral nutrition -the problem of insulin therapy and more AbstrAct the management of diabetic patients after resection of large intestinal sections is a significant clinical problem, particularly when parenteral nutrition is required, which increases the risk of hyperglycaemia. On the example of a patient who underwent subtotal resection of the small intestine due to mesenteric artery embolism, possible approaches to blood glucose lowering treatment in such patients in the

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... perative period were discussed. We presented the current perspective on insulin therapy during parenteral nutrition and proposed a regimen for such treatment. Potential use of glucagon-like peptide 2 analogues in patients with short bowel syndrome was also highlighted. (clin Diabetol 2021; 10)