Objective: To explove intercostal Somatosensory evoked potcntials(ISEP)and MEP,SEP,BAEP,ECoG,VEP in the evaluation on senile patients with DM Methods:fffth-tvo neurologialy normal subjects and 35 senile patients with clinic ally definited Dm were used in this inrestigation to general intercostal SEPs were studied.It is that the stimulation site for the fifth,seventh and nineth intercostal nervcs is at the anterior axillary line, whereas the third intercostal nerve is excited just lateral to the stemum. Result:.ISEP latency date(X+2.5SD),ISEP side to side analysis, T test of ISEP in normal compared with diabetes, β cell function in 35 senile patients with DM were compared with plasma glucose,Ralation between ISEP and other multimodal evoked potential,the abnormal rate of ISEP26 case .Respectively comparison of ISEP between DM patients with healths controlsexcept LN3 RN3 LN9 t=0.147-1.57,p=0.22-1.gl,the others were t=2.3-7.3,p=0. 000-0.02.The ISEPresult were comparedwith FPG, PPG、 HbAlc,disease duration,insulin. C peptid r=0.243-0.905,p=0.0l-0.05.Conclusion:ISEP could evaluate sternum lesions affecting the thoracic nerve roots disease,but also might be help in judging peripheral nerve disease with DM early diagnosis and predict the course of the disease.