My doc does them every 6 mo. That’s probably all the insurance will pay. If I want extra, I can order and pay for them myself. I’m in the US and these tests are relatively cheap.
She was going over my blood work and very bluntly said, you have diabetes. She gave me a little advice on how to eat (the plate method), wrote me a script, said to attend a diabetic class, and see you in 3 months.