Diabetes is a common, chronic (lifelong) condition affecting people of all ages. According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 40 million Americans have diabetes, with more than 25% not knowing they have the condition.   Diabetes develops when the pancreas doesn’t make enough (or any) insulin (a hormone), or when the body doesn’t respond to the effects of insulin properly.  Generally speaking, glucose — the body’s go-to source for energy — is carried by blood to all the body’s cells, with an “assist” from insulin. In people with diabetes, however, glucose builds up in the bloodstream, causing high sugar.   “As blood sugars rise, our bodies use insulin to drive glucose from the bloodstream into a blood cell,” said  Dr.…