Omg! I was told the same thing by my doctor!! I was told that I didn't need to test because I am on pills, not insulin. He wouldn't give me a prescription for test strips, so I could get them on the government drug plan, here in Canada. I didn't listen of course, and glad I didn't, because a couple of days ago, I wanted to get a strawberry milkshake at McDonalds and my son said 'no, you are diabetic', and I said, 'It's okay, because all I had was a raspberry lemonade, no food for a little while, so I feel like my blood sugar is low, but he insisted I test it, and if it was low, he would get me the milkshake. Guess what? It was 11.1, so I tested it again to make sure that it wasn't just a fluke, and it was now 11.2. Luckily, pharmacists here in Quebec are allowed to write and renew prescriptions, so he had given me 7 renewals on the test strips, because the doctor wouldn't give it to m e. Also, I got the machine free at the pharmacy, so just have to pay for the test strips, lancets and alcohol pad, and since the pharmacist renewed my prescription for the test strips, I don't pay too much, because it is covered on the provincial drug plan.