Judo With Type 1 Diabetes? So after a few weeks of feeling really crappy, tired all the time, and constant thirst and urination, now after a few trips to my doctor and an endocrinologist I've been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.  This requires a huge lifestyle change, where now I will need to be carefully monitoring my blood sugar, counting carbs, and appropriately dosing insulin for the rest of my life.

Any judoka here with experience of training in judo while dealing with type 1 diabetes?  A typical judo class is so intense physically that I'm afraid the only way I'd be able to do it is to stop every 15-20 minutes to check my blood sugar, with some quick-acting carbs ready to eat/drink if I start going to low.  I'd like to get back on the mat once I get my blood sugar under control and adjust somewhat to my new lifestyle, but I don't know how realistic it is to be able to do something like judo in my condition.