Well, at least you got a prescription for strips and lancets! More than lots get - many have to buy their own! You should get an eye test, although I had to wait 6 months. You should also get your feet checked. You should ask your doctor what arrangements he's made for that. As far as a specialist goes - unlikely, unless you have complications or don't respond to medication/diet control. That will be shown at your follow up in January.
If I was you, I'd concentrate on 2 things. Correct use of the testing strips, and adjustments to your diet accordingly.
The testing for type 2's like us is really to see what you can and can't eat without sugar levels going too high.
The key is to test BEFORE a meal, and then 2 hours after. That way, you will see how much difference a meal has made to you. You don't ned to do this every time - you'd soon run out of strips and your doctor may not be too keen on too many repeat prescriptions. Do it after various different types of meals at different times to see how a range of foods affect you. Ideally, your blood sugar should be less than ,say, 8.5, 2 hrs after eating any meal. Official figures may be a bit different, but that's something to aim at. It will take a while for your sugars to stabilise though, so don't be worried if they are much higher to start with. But if you get a big rise, say your figures go from 7 before a meal to 13 two hours after, then you need to change the food content of that meal. There are other checks you can do like fasting tests, but sort the food thing out first.
Diet wise, many of us find we have to cut down on carbohydrates to get sugar levels right. Look on the "nutrition info" on food packs, and don't look for amounts of sugar, but amounts of carbohydrates. Overall, I try to keep my carbohydrate level to about 150 grams a day, about half the normal level for a man. Some have much less. Testing will show you what amount you can eat and get your sugar levels below 8.5 after each meal. After a while, you'll aim to be less than 8. Remember that MANY foods have carbs; apples have about 15, oranges similar, so you need to take it all into account. Avoid starchy food like rice, pasta, white flour products like white bread, dumplings etc. I have a bit of wholewheat pasta now and then, a bit of basmati rice, and eat Burgen soya and linseed bread from sainsburys or tescos. Old potatos aren't good, boiled new ones are better. Avoid bananas, avoid parsnips. Lots to learn, but ask lots of questions and keep an eye on the low carb part of this forum for tips.
Finally, do exercise. Don't know if you need to lose much weight, if you do reducing the starchy carbs will help. Exercise also helps to control those sugar levels. I do 10 mins hard workout on a strider machine 45 mins after each main meal just as my sugar levels would be peaking. helps to bring them down quicker.
Good luck, hope it helps