Cardiac Rehab

Cardiac Rehab

Dr Hugh Bethell will be speaking to the Basingstoke support group about heart problems that can be associated with Diabetes.

Dr Hugh Bethell was one of the founder members of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Centre in Alton in 1976 using the facilities at the Alton Sports Centre.  It was the first Community based Cardiac Rehab Centre in the UK.
In 1997 after several years of fund raising the current centre in Alton was opened and has enabled Cardiac Rehab to expand it's operations to provide exercise and education for those who have not yet developed heart disease but who are considered at a high risk.

The talk will include:

  • A brief outline of the nature of diabetes
  • The causes of Type 2 Diabetes
  • Lifestyle elements - bad diet and too little exercise
  • The evidence for causative factors and their importance
  • That diabetes is curable - how to achieve this and the evidence
  • The complications of diabetes and why it is worth doing whatever is needed to avoid them

Come along and ask any questions you may have about heart issues.