whoah...my son is newly diagnosed and we have found "over"testing exceptionally helpful.
Little ones need testing more often, pre and post prandial, bedtime and in the middle of the night, at minimum. that's 8 tests a day.
Little ones also like testing (well mine does) so we averaged 14 tests a day,and here, we pay for our strips so that's 15 pounds per 50 strips...the first month has been astronomical! Thank heaven the novelty is wearing off.
We are now down to 10 tests a day which are pretty routine. Pre and post prandial, end of school day, bed time, 2am and on waking.
Max only tests outside of this if he feels wobbly and only to gauge where his Hypo thresholds are.
Bottom line is I don't have T1, my son does, and if testing 30 times a day gives him confidence and lets him feel in charge and on top of this condition, then so be it.
I can guide, I can coach, I can cook the right meals and soothe him through the rough stuff, but I can never ever relate to what he lives through, feels and will endure all his life. I therefore go with what makes his life easiest in managing his disease in the least complicated way possible. It is not my call how much is too much testing. That's his call and always will be.