Recent Progress in the Use of Glucagon and Glucagon Receptor Antago-nists in the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus

Table 3.: The advantages and disadvantages of glucagon neutralization and glucagon receptor antagonists.

	Advantages	Disadvantages	References
Neutralizing antibodies against glucagon	Reduced hyperglycemia; lowers triglyceride concentration	Weight gain	[22]
Glucagon receptor antagonism	Decreased blood glucose concentrations	Abnormal lipid production	[16, 21]