Same problem here. I managed to get my diabetes reasonably controlled, by using test strips.
At the time of my diagnosis, my HBA1C was 13+, in less than 12 months it was down to almost 5.
I was also recently told to reduce testing to 'a couple of times a week'.
I reminded them that with multiple illnesses, all of which have different effects and vary from day to day, testing helps me to see on a day to day basis how hard I have to be on myself, or even if i need something to raise my sugar. And I was learning to recognise the symptoms of Hyper and hypo.
The nurse practitioner was not happy at my explanation of why it is useful, and told me I cant do anything of I get a high reading anyway because im not on insulin!
Since cutting back on the testing, Im having much higher readings