Low glycaemic diet and metformin therapy: a new approach in male subjects with acne resistant to common treatments

• Published in: Clinical and experimental dermatology Vol. 41; no. 1; pp. 38 - 42
• Main Authors: Fabbrocini, G., Izzo, R., Faggiano, A., Del Prete, M., Donnarumma, M., Marasca, C., Marciello, F., Savastano, R., Monfrecola, G., Colao, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2016; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Acne Vulgaris - pathology; Acne Vulgaris - therapy; Adolescent; Adult; Combined Modality Therapy; Diet, Reducing; Glucose - metabolism; Glycemic Index; Humans; Hypoglycemic Agents - therapeutic use; Insulin - metabolism; Insulin Resistance - physiology; Male; Metformin - therapeutic use; Young Adult

Summary Acne is a common and complex skin disease, with a very complex pathogenesis. Although in women the relationship between acne and insulin resistance is well known, in particular in women with PCOS, in males this relationship has been poorly investigated. In total, 20 subjects with an altered...