may experience a decreased risk of
DM. The proposed mechanism for this reduction is that PPIs
increase gastrin secretion and gastrin induces islet b-cell neogenesis.
Furthermore, gastrin and the related incretin hormones are
both gastrointestinal peptides, so PPIs could lower glycemia
through a mechanism similar to incretin-based therapies. Like
incretins, gastrin increases the amount of insulin released from the
b-cells of the islets of Langerhans after eating