​About Kate

Kate is a Specialist Dietitian with more than 25 years’ experience providing medical nutrition therapy across a variety of clinical specialties in hospital, outpatient and private practice settings.

She specialises in diabetes (T1 and T2), weight management and related conditions (metabolic syndrome, high blood pressure, cholesterol, insulin resistance) & nutrition for hormone-related/women's health conditions such as PCOS & menopause.

She has been in private practice since 2015 working alongside a number of highly respected Medical Specialists.

For the past 10 years Kate has worked as a specialist diabetes dietitian at Auckland Diabetes Centre and Endocrinology departments at Health NZ (Te Whatu Ora). Kate has worked extensively with patients with Type 1 diabetes, including insulin pump therapy, automated insulin delivery systems, and is a trained facilitator and peer reviewer for the highly regarded diabetes management course 'DAFNE' (dose adjustment for normal eating).

She also specialises in dietary management for type 2 diabetes, and nutrition therapy for people with weight concerns, including those using medications to assist weight management (e.g. Wegovy, Trulicity etc)

Kate has provided regular diabetes training workshops and lecture support for students completing the master's programme in dietetics at the University of Auckland.

She completed her undergraduate nutrition & post-graduate dietetics training at the University of Otago from 1992-1997, and has held Dietetic registration & annual practicing certificates for 28 years.

"I am passionate about helping people improve their health and well-being using evidence-based nutrition treatments which are personalized to each individual. I consult across a variety of clinical areas, and I specialise in Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes, weight management and related conditions e.g. metabolic syndrome (high blood pressure, cholesterol, insulin resistance). I also have a keen interest in digestive health conditions, and nutrition during cancer treatment & recovery after my own journey with bowel cancer in 2008". 

Kate Ellison

Qualifications and Professional Associations

NZ Registered Dietitian 1997-2025
Post-Graduate Diploma in Dietetics/Masters Equivalent, University of Otago (1995-1997)
Graduate Diploma in Psychology, University of Otago (1995)
Bachelor of Science, Human Nutrition, University of Otago (1992-1995)

​     Dietitians NZ (DNZ),
NZ Society for the Study of Diabetes (NZSSD),
DAFNE (Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating) accredited Faciltator/Educator,
Dietitian for Bowel Cancer NZ: Nutrition Reviewer/Advisor.