yeah thats pretty much what I'm doing now as well
If varies but I would say on average I test 8-12 times daily.
I test a minimum of 4 times a day now. On days that I exercise, I test up to 10 times a day. My A1Cs are best when I do that - but now I have a CGM that can give me trends.
I always do a one at breakfast, one at lunch, one at dinner and one at bedtime.
In addition, I very often test post prandials for all meals, one when I first wake up (fasting) - one before and one after exercise.
Oh - and I buy extra strips out of pocket if I need to. This is to cover before driving blood testing. Now with the CGM, I am am not having to test as often - because I can test after exercise or any activity and see if my glucose is trending up or down.