That is not reasonable to my way of thinking, based on my own experience. Maybe my doctor was more willing to prescribe because my blood sugar was a lot higher than yours when I was diagnosed, or because I have good insurance.
I have always tested as much as I feel like I need to. Normally a couple of times a day, unless I get a high reading. Then I test every hour or so, to see what is going on, until I get it down. That happens if I am sick, or miss my dosage, or indulge myself, but there's always a reason for it.
At first, after he diagnosed me, when he was trying to stabilize my glucose level and get the meds right, I was testing several times a day, and he made me come in several times a week for a few weeks. I was in there a lot at first. I would walk around the block between meds and sometimes it would dip and I had to take a glucose tablet. That was only at first until they got it level.
You may need to talk to him and ask why, or else go to a diabetes specialist, even if you have to get a referral from your primary physician. You are not going to be able to be in control unless you know what is going on in your own blood stream. You are the only person who is boss of your own body, not the docs. Find one that will listen and talk to you.
Most insurance companies pay for diabetes classes, and these are really great.
