GLP-1 tracker template
This free GLP-1 tracker template gives you one row per weekly dose: the dose day and time, the medicine and form (pen, KwikPen, vial or tablets), the dose your prescriber set, the injection site, your weight and waist, and that week's side effects with a 1 to 5 severity. A separate pen and vial record keeps the lot numbers and in-use dates that the labels set limits on. Print it, or download the CSV for Google Sheets or Excel.
What does the GLP-1 template track?
| Column | What to write |
|---|---|
| Dose day and time | The date and time you took it. Weekly injections are labelled to be taken on the same day each week. |
| Medicine and form | Exactly as on the box, such as Ozempic pen, Zepbound vial or Mounjaro KwikPen |
| Dose as prescribed | The dose your prescriber set, with its unit. It changes during dose escalation, so write it every week. |
| Site | Abdomen, thigh or upper arm, and the side. The Medication Guides say to rotate sites. |
| Pen or vial | The lot number, so the dose points at a row in the pen and vial record |
| Weight and waist | Same weekday, same time of day |
| Side effects | What, how bad from 1 to 5, and how long |
Why does the template have a pen and vial record?
Because the US labels put time limits on pens and vials, and those limits are easy to lose track of. The Ozempic label says an opened pen can be kept for 56 days. The Mounjaro and Zepbound labels allow a single-dose pen or vial up to 21 days in total out of the refrigerator, and say to throw away an opened KwikPen or multi-dose vial after 4 weekly doses or 30 days. Wegovy single-dose pens can be kept out of the refrigerator for up to 28 days. The record has a column for the date of first use or the date the pen left the fridge, a "discard by" date and a dose count. The semaglutide and tirzepatide tracking pages give the full label wording.
How to use the GLP-1 tracker
- When you start a new pen or vial, fill in a row of the pen and vial record and work out its discard date from the label.
- On dose day, write one row in the weekly log straight after the dose. If you miss it, still write the row with the date it was due and the date you took it, or "skipped". The labels' missed-dose instructions depend on how many days have passed.
- Weigh yourself on the same day each week and add it to that week's row.
- Note side effects on the day they happen, in the row for that week.
- Bring the sheet or the CSV to appointments. Your prescriber decides any dose change; the log shows what happened at each step.
Taking tablets instead of injections? Use one row per day and note the time you took the tablet and when you first ate or drank. More on the weekly routine is in how to track a weekly injection.
GLP-1 weekly log
Print with Ctrl+P (Cmd+P on a Mac), or choose "Save as PDF". The weekly log and the pen and vial record print on separate pages.
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Pen and vial record
| Medicine and form | Lot | Expiry (EXP) | First used or out of fridge | Discard by | Doses used | Notes |
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What is in the CSV?
The GLP-1 CSV has one row per dose with these columns: Date, Time, Medicine, Form, Dose as prescribed, Unit, Injection site, Lot, First used or out of fridge, Taken, Weight (kg), Waist (cm), Side effects, Severity (1-5), Notes. Severity uses 1 to 5 so a chart can be drawn from it. The check-in CSV uses the same columns as the check-in export of the PeptideMate web app: Date, Weight (kg), Body fat (%), Waist (cm), Mood (1-5), Energy (1-5), Sleep (1-5), Appetite (1-5), Side effects, Note. If you use a compounded vial, record the concentration from the pharmacy label in the notes. FDA has reported dosing errors when mg, mL and units were confused.
Sources
- Ozempic (semaglutide) injection: prescribing information, Novo Nordisk, via DailyMed (US National Library of Medicine).
- Wegovy (semaglutide) injection and tablets: prescribing information, Novo Nordisk, via DailyMed (US National Library of Medicine).
- Mounjaro (tirzepatide) injection: prescribing information, Eli Lilly and Company, via DailyMed (US National Library of Medicine).
- Zepbound (tirzepatide) injection: prescribing information, Eli Lilly and Company, via DailyMed (US National Library of Medicine).
- FDA alerts health care providers, compounders and patients of dosing errors associated with compounded injectable semaglutide products, US Food and Drug Administration, July 2024.
Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus are trademarks of Novo Nordisk A/S; Mounjaro, Zepbound and KwikPen are trademarks of Eli Lilly and Company. PeptideMate is not affiliated with either company.
When is an app easier than paper?
Paper works well for one product on a simple schedule, if you keep the sheet where you take your doses. An app starts to pay off when:
- you want a reminder on dose day, which is the main reason weekly doses get missed;
- you want the injection site tapped on a body map, with the last site shown next time;
- you want weight, waist and body fat charted over one month, three months or all time;
- you want check-ins for appetite, energy, sleep and mood next to each dose. See the GLP-1 shot tracker.
PeptideMate is free in two forms. The online peptide tracker runs in any browser with a free account and exports CSV files in the same layout as these templates. The phone and Mac app adds reminders. Both are for record keeping only: they never suggest a product, an amount or a schedule.
For Android, iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Questions about the GLP-1 tracker template
Is the GLP-1 tracker template free?
Yes. The printable sheet and the CSV files are free, with no sign-up and no tracking.
Does it work for Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound?
Yes. Write the medicine and form exactly as on the box: pen, KwikPen, vial or tablets. The pen or vial columns cover the in-use dates that the labels set, such as the first-use date of a multi-dose pen.
Can I use it for daily tablets?
Yes. Use one row per day instead of one per week, and put the time you took the tablet and the time you first ate in the notes column.
Why one row per week?
Most GLP-1 injections are once weekly, so one row holds the dose, the site, your weight and that week's side effects. This keeps a month on a single printed page.
Does the template tell me when to change my dose?
No. The labels describe a dose-escalation schedule, and your prescriber decides each step. The template only records what happened.
This template is for record keeping. It does not suggest doses or dose changes. Those come from your prescriber and the product label. See the medical disclaimer.
Track your GLP-1 shots in the app
Weekly reminders, a body map for sites, weight charts and side-effect check-ins, with CSV export. Free for Android, iPhone, iPad and Mac.
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