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©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email The role of amylin in glucose homeostasis Amylin Deficiency Type 1, type 2 diabetes Site of synthesis Pancreatic beta cells Glucose-dependent stimulation of insulin secretion No Reduction of gastric emptying Yes Reduction of inappropriate glucagon secretion Yes Weight loss Yes Beta cell proliferation/regeneration Unknown Therapies Pramlintide (Symlin) Target population Type 1 diabetes and insulin-treated type 2 diabetes