SelectHealth Cyclists Raise More Than $100,000 to Fight Diabetes

There are 165,000 Utahns with diabetes. Intermountain Healthcare employee RoLayne Young knows one personally. Her sister.

This year, Young was a cyclist for Team SelectHealth, riding in the American Diabetes Association’s annual Tour de Cure fundraising event.

One of Young’s twin sisters died from diabetes, the other is still fighting it. “For seven hours I’ll struggle today, like my sister struggles every day,” Young said before the event. “I ride for her.”

Though the 60-mile, seven-hour ride wasn’t easy, Young eventually made it to the finish line. “There were times that I wanted to stop,” she said. But the thought of her sister kept her going. “Seven hours in my sister’s shoes. She’s an example to me. She’s truly my hero.”

Young was one of 260 members of Team SelectHealth, many of whom have a similar story. This year, SelectHealth and its team raised $113,226.34 to benefit diabetes research and prevention.

To view RoLayne Young and other riders’ stories, click here. Registration is now open for next year’s event via the American Diabetes Association.

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About Tour de Cure

Tour de Cure is a series of fundraising cycling events held in 43 states nationwide to benefit the American Diabetes Association. The Tour is a ride, not a race, with routes designed for everyone from the occasional rider to the experienced cyclist. Since Tour de Cure's beginning in 1991, thousands of individual riders and teams have participated to support the American Diabetes Association's mission to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.

About SelectHealth

SelectHealth is a nonprofit health insurance organization serving members in Utah and Idaho, and is committed to health improvement, superior service, and providing access to high-quality care. As a subsidiary of Intermountain Healthcare, SelectHealth is part of one of the nation's top-ranked integrated health systems. SelectHealth is also recognized as "Highest in Member Satisfaction among Commercial Health Plans in the Utah-Arizona Region" by J.D. Power and Associates. For more information, visit www.selecthealth.org.