How do you control your PCOS?

Do you have the kind of PCOS that made you grow more hair? Or do you have the kind that made your hair fall out? As for me, I have the kind that made my hair fall out. I don't have dandruff, just a sore scalp. I lost about half of my hair. It won't grow back, but I am on a low dose birth control to keep the rest from falling out. I am also on Metformin to control weight gain. I am not diabetic, which is what Metformin is usually used for. Of course eating right and exercise is key in keeping the weight gain down. However, as PCOS patients, you and I know you can eat right and exercise and still have 10 times as much trouble losing weight as other people. My sister has the kind of PCOS that caused extra hair. While I had the clear skin, she had a lot of trouble with acne. I really can't tell you much about that. Looking back, my parents wish they had just taken her to the dermatologist. But back then, they didn't know either of us had PCOS. They thought she had normal, teenage acne. Right now, I know she uses oil free moisturizer after she cleanses her face at night. She says the Clean and Clear works best for her. I was 22 when diagnosed with PCOS (I'm 30 now). She was 26 when she was diagnosed (she's 32 now). So we're still feeling our way through it. Right now my sister is trying to have a baby with her husband, and is finding the PCOS to be keeping her from conceiving. So it's definitely trouble. I hope some of this info helped. : )