There are some companies that sell meal planning software. The Living Cookbook meal planning software is one of the highly recommended ones.

Amazon.com sells a variety of books about diabetic meal planning. Some of the top results are titled "Easy Meal Planning for Diabetics" and "Diabetic Meal Planning Made Easy: How to Put the Food Pyramid to Work for your Busy Lifestyle." http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1_22?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=diabetic+meal+planning&sprefix=diabetic+meal+planning

Diabetes.webmd.com is one website that has helpful tips on diabetes meal planning. There are also many other websites that have recipes and meal planning ideas for diabetes.

There are many popular and effective diabetes meal planning options. Try finding some diabetes cookbooks and websites. WebMD also offers a good meal planning guide at http://diabetes.webmd.com/features/4-systems-for-diabetes-meal-planning

It depends on the time available for the meal planner to prepare and serve the meal