Oral antidiabetic agents work in all of the following ways except:
a. stimulating the pancreas to produce insulin.
b. inhibiting liver production of glucose.
c. delaying carbohydrate digestion and absorption.
d. stimulating the pancreas to produce glucagon.
d
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