Amylin is best known for its role as a satiation hormone in the control of food intake (Lutz, 2005, 2009, 2010) and as the major component of amyloid deposits in pancreatic islets of patients with T2DM and of cats (Lutz and Rand, 1993; Westermark et al., 2000; Osto et al., 2013). This evidence concerns the gene IAPP and type 2 diabetes mellitus.