Objective To discuss oral cavity nursing in senile diabetic patients with oral disease.Methods 80 senile diabetic patients were offered diet control and treatment for lowering blood glucose with simultaneous oral nursing for 4 weeks.The blood glucose,blood lipid before and after nursing were observed.Results The total effective rate reached 91.3% after oral nursing,blood glucose and blood lipid greatly lowered after nursing.Conclusions Prevention of oral disease is important for preventing diabetic complications,appropriate oral nursing contributes to prevention and treatment of diabetes mellitus complicated with oral disease.