Postprandial plasma glucose ( PG ) responses ( total area under the curve ) were lower with both glimepiride ( 2,136 292 min mmol/L ) and liraglutide ( 2,624 340 min mmol/L ) compared with baseline ( 3,127 291 min mmol/L ; P < 0.001 , glimepiride ; P = 0.017 , liraglutide ) , with no difference between treatments ( P = 0.121 ) .