When Navratri ends, the festive season officially begins as Diwali is just around the corner. All the parties begin in earnest. There are Diwali melas, and the Diwali goodies that people gift. For Bengalis, the season begins even earlier with all those Puja delicacies…
October, therefore, is without doubt the month of excess… and most people report gaining weight by the end of it. But you can still take care of it with a few checks and balances. It’s the overload of sweets that proves more dangerous for most of us, specially those who are diabetics, and even more so for those who are on the borderline — the pre-diabetics (where the sugar levels hover just short of the red mark).