When my little girl was diagnosed, we got a 200-strip prescription. These lasted 3 weeks (as testing up to 10 times a day), so have asked for an increase. They are now (hopefully) giving me 300 per prescription, which should last us a month at least. I think we will use less strips in the future, 200 should be OK then. I can't see why strips should be rationed, you should receive what you need! If you only tested an average of 4 times a day, you would need 120 a month as an absolute minimum, more so if you drive or have lots of hypos.