After your appointment(s) you should feel confident that you know what you can eat and how your meals and snacks should look.  You should also know how to adjust your eating plan to fit into special occasions like parties and vacations. You will know how to include your favorite deserts and beverages at these occasions

Unless you need a different medication or dose, you should  be feeling better and have better blood sugar readings.  Most importantly, you will feel as you are in control of your diabetes rather than feeling that the diagnosis of diabetes is in control of you.