Abstract: The aim was to evaluate the perioperative blood glucose control on orthopaedic surgery results in the old pa tients with diabetes mellitus. The blood glucose control during perioperative pe riod in 17 patients with diabetes mellitus who had accepted the orthopaedic surg ery were analysed retropectively. Patient's controlled glucose sta ndard were observed (before meal <7.8 mmol/L, 2 h after meal <11.1 mmol/L). Th e average dura tion of follow-up was 20 months, the patients' orthopaedics diease were curled with no infection and no DKA. Their competence in life was as good as before ope ration. Regular insulin is the abstract method for orthopaedic patients complica t ed with diabetics before operation. Insulin controls blood sugar suitably and ef fectively, which is better than oral drugs to prevent diabetic complications.

Key words: bone diseases, intraoperative period, diabetes mellitus