Ha! No worries about it being late at all. It's good to know other people get this. And no, you haven't mentioned this before.

You know, it does explain a lot, though. I mean, it's not like exercise was working before I was on the diabetes medication. Or like I could diet or manage my food intake or whatever we want to call it, effectively. I'd get hungry, I'd eat something with carbs, I'd end up craving food, I'd give in and binge, it'd be this whole stupid cycle. And I couldn't lose a damn pound because of the glucose intolerance I probably had long before it tipped over into full-blown diabetes. My body does *not* work like theirs. ...sigh.

And your description is how *mine* has always seemed to work too. It's a bit better now-- that's probably the meds-- but yes. Flail. Exhaustion. Shut down. I mean, I got that doing it excessively was bad, but I never really got why any exercise I did seemed to have *no* effect.

Now, I can track my blood sugar, and yes, there's an effect. It may not be weight-related, but it's definitely there. And too, it works (much more slowly!) on my weight and mood.

But yes. The 'you're doing it wrong' message makes me so angry. I'm sorry you had to go through that, and from your doctor too, of all people. Or the people who say 'hang in there' and... it just doesn't work the same way. I wish this was better known.