plumiDiabetes mellitus: OCR A‑Level Biology A questions
OCR A-Level Biology A past-paper questions on 5.1.4.4 Diabetes mellitus, 2016–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available.
All papers
All years
Q5(a)
The whole paper ↗
Loading the start of the question…
Loading the question…
Open the full PDFQ5(f)(ii)
The whole paper ↗Loading the start of the question…
Loading the question…
Open the full PDFQ17(c)
The whole paper ↗
Loading the start of the question…
Loading the question…
Open the full PDFQ1(d)(ii)
The whole paper ↗Loading the question…
Open the full PDFLoading the question…
Open the full PDFYour answerQ16(a)(i)
The whole paper ↗Loading the question…
Open the full PDFQ16(a)(ii)
The whole paper ↗Loading the question…
Open the full PDF
All 7 questions on Diabetes mellitus, as a list
- June 2024, Paper 3, Q5(a) (6 marks): Type 1 diabetes mellitus is characterised by a lack of insulin production. Type 2 diabetes mellitus can involve reduced production of insulin and a decreased re
- June 2024, Paper 3, Q5(f)(ii) (1 mark): Future treatments for type 1 diabetes may be able to use stem cells from a patient’s body to produce new β-cells. Explain why patients receiving these new β-cel
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q17(c) (6 marks): The pancreas produces digestive enzymes and is also involved in the regulation of blood glucose concentration. (c)* Type 1 diabetes has been treatable for many
- November 2020, Paper 3, Q1(d)(ii) (1 mark): Suggest which of the diuretics, X, Y or Z, would be the most appropriate for use by a person with type II diabetes. Explain your choice. diuretic explanation [1
- June 2018, Paper 1, Q8 (1 mark): Banting and Best pioneered experiments into the functions of the pancreas. In one experiment, they removed the pancreas of dogs. Shortly afterwards, the dogs de
- June 2018, Paper 1, Q16(a)(i) (2 marks): Gestational diabetes is most similar to which other type of diabetes? Explain your answer. [2]
- June 2018, Paper 1, Q16(a)(ii) (2 marks): Suggest two ways a woman with gestational diabetes can manage her condition. 1 2 [2]
Questions, mark schemes and examiner’s reports are © OCR, from their published past papers. Plumi isn’t affiliated with any exam board. Want whole papers? OCR A-Level Biology A past papers, or our free OCR-style practice pack.
The Plumi iPad app also offers exam-style questions with AI feedback on your handwritten working.