There's a question out there about how many times someone type2 but not on insulin should want to test or need to test. Of course that still covers a wide range of situations, which is kind of the point. In a better world than this perhaps we'd all have noninvasive and cheap continuous glucose monitoring and this question wouldn't even come up! But right now, the "standard" is once a day, but for example me, I still feel a need to test three times a day. My numbers are good, barely into pre-diabetic now - although they were entirely hideous for a few weeks just a year ago. But my numbers vary now and then, if I catch a cold, or if I take more blood *pressure* meds like beta blockers or hctz, or drive a long way (!?), or sometimes for no apparent reason. It's good to know that, and I can cut the carbs on my next meal, or take more of a natural BG treatment (like green tea). What do you think? What do you do? Thanks.