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Type 1 diabetes occurs when the pancreas produces little or no insulin, while in type 2, the body becomes resistant to insulin's effects.

A study into potential serious side effects of weight loss jabs has been launched after hundreds of people reported problems with their pancreas.

Martha was transferred to King's College Hospital in London in 2021, one of three specialist treatment centres in the UK, after a holiday bike accident left her with serious injuries to her pancreas.

The trial previously heard Mr Perks's injuries were "of the most serious type", and included a bleeding liver, injuries to the pancreas and bowel, and an "extremely life-threatening injury" to the back of the abdomen.

Now the child has to use synthetic insulin regularly to stay well, since her condition prevents insulin production by her pancreas.