Post-pancreatitis diabetes mellitus: investigational drugs in preclinical and clinical development and therapeutic implications

Introduction: Post-pancreatitis diabetes mellitus is one of the most common types of secondary diabetes. The pharmaceutical armamentarium in the field of diabetology can be broadened if the design of novel drugs is informed by pathogenetic insights from studies on post-pancreatitis diabetes mellitus.Areas covered: The article provides an overview of preclinical and clinical studies of compounds selectively antagonizing the gastric inhibitory...