By which action do the sodium-glucose cotransport inhibitors lower blood glucose levels?
a. Inhibiting the conversion of glucose to glycogen in the liver
b. Inhibiting the conversion of glycogen to glucose in the liver
c. Increasing the sensitivity of insulin receptors to insulin
d. Increasing the renal excretion of filtered glucose
ANS: D
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