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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Combination treatment was significantly more efficient in controlling HbA1c (% change + 0. 07 + / - 1. 20 for metformin, + 0. 27 + / - 1. 10 for glimepiride, -0. 74 + / - 0. 96 for combination treatment, P < 0. 001), fasting blood glucose (FBG) (mmol/l change + 0. 8 + / - 0. 4 for metformin, + 0. 7 + / - 3. 1 for glimepiride and -1. 8 + / - 2. 2 for combination treatment, P < 0. 001) and post-prandial blood glucose (PPBG) (mmol/l change + 1. 1 + / - 5. 9 for metformin, + 0. 1 + / - 5. 1 for glimepiride and -2. 6 + / - 3. 9 for combination treatment, P < 0. 001) than either glimepiride or metformin alone.