When cooking or eating out, people with diabetes are generally advised to favor vegetables, high-fiber whole grains, fruits, lean sources of protein, low-fat dairy, monounsaturated fats such as olive oil and omega-3 fats such as cold-water fish and flaxseed. They are generally advised to restrict saturated fats, cholesterol, trans fats, processed starches and sugars.

Cookbooks full of diabetic recipes are available at libraries, bookstores and online. Among those suggested by the American Dietetic Association: 

• American Dietetic Association Guide to Eating Right When You Have Diabetes (2003)
  
  
• Diabetes & Heart Healthy Cookbook, by the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association (2004)
  
  
• Month of Meals: Classic Cooking - Quick & Easy Menus for People With Diabetes, by the American Diabetes Association (2002)
  
  
• Complete Guide to Carb Counting, by the American Diabetes Association (2004)

The American Diabetes Association also offers many other cookbooks and nutritional guides, including:

• Complete Quick & Hearty Diabetic Cookbook
• Diabetic Meals in 30 Minutes or Less, 2^nd Edition
• Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy, 2^nd Edition
• Quick & Easy Low-Carb Cooking for People With Diabetes
• Healthy Calendar Diabetic Cooking
• The Healthy Lunchbox
• Brand Name Diabetic Meals in Minutes
• Diabetes Quickflip Cookbook
• Cooking With the Diabetic Chef
• Diabetic Cooking for Seniors
• Diabetic Cooking for Latinos (in English and Spanish)
• New Soul Food Cookbook for People With Diabetes, 2^nd Edition
• Cooking Up Fun for Kids With Diabetes
• Month of Meals: Vegetarian Pleasures, 3^rd Edition
• How to Cook for People With Diabetes

Books recommended by Joslin Diabetes Center include Staying Healthy with Diabetes – Nutrition & Meal Planning (2006).

The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse notes that the American Diabetes Association also publishes a monthly magazine, Diabetes Forecast, which includes recipes. In addition, the U.S. National Institutes of Health offers diabetic recipes online through the National Diabetes Education Program.