Guide · GLP-1

Tracking weekly GLP-1 shots properly

Weekly injectables like semaglutide and tirzepatide sound easy to track — it's one shot a week. In practice, weekly is the hardest cadence to keep in your head: there's no daily rhythm to anchor it, and “did I inject last Monday or Sunday?” has real consequences.

Not medical advice. This guide covers logistics and tracking mechanics only. Doses, compounds, and protocols belong in a conversation with a licensed clinician.

The three things worth logging

The day and time. GLP-1 schedules work best on a consistent weekly anchor. A log turns “I think Mondays” into a verifiable streak, and makes a missed week visible immediately instead of two weeks later.
The injection site. Weekly shots still deserve rotation — abdomen left, abdomen right, thigh left, thigh right covers a month before any site repeats. Site logging also helps you and your clinician correlate site with irritation.
The dose at the time. Titration schedules step doses over months. A dated dose history answers “when did I move up, and how did week one on the new dose feel?” — especially when paired with a short note.

Weekly scheduling mechanics

A good tracker treats “every Monday” as a first-class schedule: the dose appears only on its day, the reminder fires only until you log, and the calendar shows every logged week at a glance. If you also run daily compounds, the weekly shot slots into the same dashboard instead of living in a separate mental calendar.

Compounded GLP-1s and vial math

Users of compounded versions often reconstitute vials and draw doses in insulin-syringe units — which makes GLP-1 tracking identical to any peptide protocol: concentration math, unit conversion, vial day-counters, and doses-remaining. The free calculator handles the conversion; the app tracks the rest.

Notes turn logs into signal

One line per shot — “mild nausea day 2,” “no appetite effect this week” — costs five seconds and gives your clinician a dated, honest record at the next titration decision. Memory flattens months into impressions; logs keep the sequence.

Built-in weekly schedules

Set “every Monday,” log the shot with its site in two taps, and see your full titration history on a calendar. Reminders nudge you only until you log.

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