Micaela:
>I'm looking for both diet recommendations and any research articles on
>diet and diabetes.

Micaela, check out www.survivediabetes.com.  An excellent book on the
topic which you will find in most bookstores is "Dr. Bernstein's
Diabetes
Solution" by Richard Bernstein, MD.
Another good source of information is
http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/lowcarb.html.

Best of luck.

Peter