Dietitian
What is a Dietitian?
Accredited Practising Dietitian’s (APDs) are experts in food and nutrition. They can advise patients on the specific nutritional management of many heath conditions such as diabetes, overweight and obesity, cancer, heart disease, renal disease, gastrointestinal diseases and food allergies. Timely intervention by a dietitian can reduce the risk of developing chronic disease.
Services
Dietitians offer a broad range services. These may include:
- Community and Public health Nutrition including consultation to residential aged care facilities, child care centres and group homes for people with disability regarding clinical care, staff training, menu assessment and planning and compliance monitoring of therapeutic diets
- Medical Nutrition Therapy (clinical care) with patients including assessment and nutritional education/counselling, enteral/parenteral nutrition monitoring
and evaluation - Food service Management which can be at Community Health centres running nutrition education sessions (such as supermarket tours, cooking classes, diabetes education and cardiovascular education).
Although there are a wider range of triggers for referring patients to a dietitian, key factors include:
- Significant weight change
- Failure to meet nutrition needs
- Recent poor food intake, poor appetite, or difficulty preparing or eating food
- Changes in medication
- Periodic review of medical nutrition therapy.
Meet Daiqing (Grace) Yu
I’m Grace, an Accredited Pracitisng Dietitian with over 10 years experience in chronic condition management. I believe everyone deserves to enjoy food, while staying healthy and feeling food. I have a strong passion for food and cooking and is well-exposed to both Asian and Western cultures and cuisine. I provide a nutrition assessment and can tailor an individualised meal plan to develop sustainable healthy eating habits that fit into your lifestyle. My goal is to make dietary change as easy as possible.
I have keen interests in bowel health, and anti-inflammtory diet in chronic pain management. I am also a proudly a ‘non-diet dietitian’ to help you make peace with food.
GPCCMP care plan, eating disorder care plan, DVA, NDIS, Support at Home Program, and private referrals are all welcomed.
Currently consulting every Friday.
Services include:
· Weight management
· Diabetes management
· High cholesterol
· IBS & low FODMAP diet
· IBD
· Coeliac disease
· Food allergy or intolerance
· Nutrition for cancer support
· Liver disease
· Chronic kidney disease
· Chronic pain
· Chronic fatigue syndrome
· Polycystic ovarian syndrome
· Malnutrition
· General healthy eating
· Healthy eating for vegetarians
· Disordered eating / Eating disorder
Our practice accepts all major health funds and offers payment plans through DentiCare.
We support families with education and guidance to promote lifelong oral health. Many children are eligible for the Child Dental Benefits Scheme (CDBS), covering basic dental services.
Our practice accepts all major health funds and offers payment plans through DentiCare.
Meet Gautami Patel
Accredited Practicing Dietitian APD AN IMDT MND JP
Gautami Patel is an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) and Accredited Nutritionist (AN)
with over 15 years of experience in clinical nutrition, hospitals, private practice, aged care,
community health, disability, and NDIS services.
Qualification:
Master of Dietetics – UniSA
Master of Nutrition & Dietetics- India
Diabetes Educator- Currently pursuing credentialing
Gautami is passionate about providing personalised, evidence-based nutrition care that
empowers individuals to achieve sustainable health outcomes. Her approach is
compassionate, practical, and person-centred, helping clients make realistic lifestyle
changes that fit their health needs, culture, and daily routine.
Areas of Expertise
• Type 1, Type 2 & Gestational Diabetes
• Weight Management & Healthy Lifestyle
• High Cholesterol & Heart Health
• High Blood Pressure
• Gastrointestinal Conditions (IBS, Reflux, Coeliac Disease)
• Malnutrition & Nutritional Deficiencies
• Food Allergies & Intolerances
• Cancer Nutrition Support
• Aged Care Nutrition
• NDIS & Disability Nutrition
• General Healthy Eating & Preventative Health
What Gautami Offers
• Comprehensive nutrition assessments
• Personalised meal planning
• Evidence-based dietary advice
• Practical and achievable lifestyle strategies
• Ongoing education and behaviour change support
• Collaborative care with GPs, specialists, carers, and support coordinators
Languages Spoken
Fluent in English, Hindi, Gujarati
Elementary proficiency in Punjabi, Urdu, Marathi
Make an Appointment
- (08) 8162 9817
- reception@hampsteadhealth.com.au
