Sports related question

Hey eveyone! I’m curious if there are any insulin injectors here that also participate in high intensity sports? Prior to my diagnosis, I did a lot of marathons and triathalons. I have cut back on that recently, but defintely want to get back into it this spring. I am also now very into MMA and jujitsu, which generally consists on 30 minutes of practicing techniques, and 45 minutes of rolling (fighting with a partner without punching).

I was dx 6 months ago, but started with my insulin only 3 weeks ago. I am generally paranoid about going low, but extremely so during practice. My strategy for dealing with that so far has been to carbo-load prior and during practice with gatorade and sports drinks. I know that this is less than ideal, but I have no idea how much I should reduce my insulin, how much I should drink sports drink, how much my liver can naturally keep my BG high, etc.

I feel like it doesn’t help being that MMA is a tough guy sport. They don’t really give me time to sit there and test myself mid-practice. Not that I’ve even told them what my diabetes issues are. It just doesn’t seem like the right forum to even bring it up. Has anyone here had a sit down with their coach about practice and game strategies for dealing with their D?