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The Role of Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Managing Hyperglycaemia First Detected in Pregnancy: A Narrative Review.

Authors: Cosson E, Haas LC, Levrat-Guillen F
Journal: Diabetes, obesity & metabolism
mental health psychology open access

Abstract

On the afternoon of 22 July 2011, Norway was struck by two consecutive terror attacks of unprecedented scale since World War I I []. First, a car bomb exploded in the government quarter in Oslo, killing eight people and wounding many more. Later that day, the perpetrator carried out a mass shooting at the summer camp of AUF (the youth organization of the Norwegian Labour Party) on Utøya, a 120-acre island in Tyrifjorden in South-East Norway. Participants came from municipalities across the country. At the time of the attack, there were 564 people on Utøya, and 69 people (33 minors) lost their lives. In addition, 68 people required hospital treatment for physical injuries, many over an extended period. The event was quickly recognized as a national catastrophe []. The perpetrator had published an extensive manifesto online that same day, making it clear that he was motivated by far-right, xenophobic ideas. He aimed to target the social democratic movement, particularly the younger generation of politicians (AUF), whom he blamed for promoting a multi-ethnic society in Norway. The terror attack thus immediately acquired a clear political dimension []. The health authorities quickly decided that the responsibility for the survivors’ follow-up would lie with crisis teams in the various municipalities where the survivors resided while the responsibility for the bereaved would be based at the Center for Crisis Psychology in Bergen [, , ]. The recommendation was that all survivors should have a contact person from the healthcare system to help coordinate follow-up. A central principle was that the assistance should be proactive. Those who encountered survivors were also to conduct a simple assessment of their mental health. The Directorate of Health also recommended that municipalities hold gatherings for survivors and their families in the months following 22 July, where all types of questions could be addressed after returning home from Utøya [].