( 2 ) After 18 months of treatment , fasting plasma glucose ( FPG ) , 2-hour plasma glucose after a 75g oral glucose load ( 2hPG ) and HbA1c were significantly improved in all patients ( P < 0.01 ) , with 2hPG , mean blood glucose ( MBG ) , the largest amplitude of glycemic excursions ( LAGE ) , mean amplitude of glycemic excursions ( MAGE ) were significantly lower in LIRA group than in IGla group ( all P < 0.05 ) .