American Diabetes Association says limit saturated fat intake

The American Diabetes Association says:

One of the most important diabetes nutrition guidelines is to hold saturated fat to less than 7% of calories. Why? Because saturated fat raises blood cholesterol. High blood cholesterol is a risk factor for heart disease. People with diabetes have more frequent heart disease.

Limiting saturated fat could lower your risk for this diabetes complication.

Also, some people with abnormal blood lipids (fat) and a high triglyceride might benefit from increasing the amount of monounsaturated fats they eat. ”

http://www.diabetes.org/nutrition-and-recipes/nutrition/fat.jsp