[davef]

Janke,

I can't comment about Tricare as I don't know anything about it at all. I can only say that as a fellow T2 on Metformin that I have found testing to be very important to me. I suppose I could only test twice a week but I don't think I would have the same level of control that I have now. The only way I could try an manage with just two tests per week would be to eat the same things all the time and hope that my body's reaction to them wouldn't change. I feel I would also lose some freedom and the ability to allow myself some latitude from time to time, right now, if I feel like I'm about to go off the wagon, I'll test and if I have a nice number (90 or below), I'll allow myself a bit of splurge to satisfy the craving and while staying on the wagon. I would recommend you talk to your doctor, explain how you want and need to be in control and that one month in is way too soon to be cutting down your testing.

Reading too many web sites, too many opinions? I guess it depends on how you are on filtering/assimilating the information you are getting. Being honest, I really only visit this forum, from time to time I'll take a little foray into other sites but that's rare. I'm fairly good at filtering the information I get, I never assume that an opinion is necessarily right (or wrong), it depends on what works for me. At the same time if you have lots of people giving the same information, well, then there might just be something to what they are saying

Do talk your Doctor, my two cents for what it's worth, is that testing twice a week could make things harder for you.