That youtube link provides a great explanation!

Heh, I read that link as "instant trim shot", and was worried about clicking it at work.

With the oil/gas prices going back down from their highs last year, using corn to produce ethanol isn't cost-effective, so the artificial (non-food use) shortage is relieved.

I think he meant "sodder" (or "sah-der"). The point is that the L is silent in American pronunciation, unlike (apparently) those in countries that speak English.

Even if someone consumes zero carbohydrates in the diet, glucose can be manufactured in the body from ketone bodies via gluconeogenesis. So, yes, there is always some amount of glucose in the bloodstream.

Now I'm wondering if my mod points are an April Fool's joke, too...