I would urge you to stick to the low carbs, as I have always found it to help me in times of stress - I started eating low carb back in the early 1970s.
I went back to low carb as soon as diagnosed and that got rid of the diabetes and the cholesterol problem too. Eating porridge and baked potatoes probably had no good effects - it made me very fat and the doctor would never tell me the results of my tests..... I eat low carb and the natural fats - such as the crispy chicken thighs which are on the menu at least once a month if not twice and seem to thrive on it.