Objective To explore the expression of glucose transporter(GLUT)-1 and insulin receptor(IR) α1 in osteoblast obtained from diabetic rats’mandibles. Methods The expression of GLUT-1 and IR α1 of diabetic and control groups were measured by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, Western blot and immunohistochemistry stain. Results The mRNA expressions of GLUT-1 and IR α1 of diabetic group were significantly higher than control group(P