Did your skin condition look like this by any chance?
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial&hs=iq&ei=bQrDSdHCLKr0nQeWwbjfDA&resnum=1&q=confluent%20and%20reticulated%20papillomatosis&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

It's called Confluent and Reticulated Papillomatosis.
It's another skin condition of mine that will flare up on a high carb diet... and pretty much goes away on it's own on a lower carb diet.
Sometimes it's associated with AN.