Injection tracker template with body map
This free injection tracker template records where every injection went. It has three parts. A body map legend gives each site a short code, such as AL for abdomen left. A log has one row per injection, with the date, time, medicine, site code and any reaction at the site. A rotation grid shows 12 weeks against 12 sites, so the last use of each area is visible at a glance. Print it, or download the CSV.
Why track injection sites?
Many injectable medicines come with an instruction to change the site each time. The Ozempic Medication Guide says to "change (rotate) your injection site with each injection", and the Mounjaro guide says the same for each weekly injection, using a different spot even within the same area. Repeated injections in one spot can cause lumpy, thickened skin known as lipohypertrophy, which our guide to injection sites and rotation explains. Rotating is easy to say and hard to remember a week later. A written log answers the question "where did the last one go?"
Use the sites named by your prescriber, your pharmacist or your medicine's instructions. The legend lists all 12 sites on the PeptideMate body map, but not every site suits every medicine. For example, the Mounjaro and Zepbound guides say the back of the upper arm should be injected by another person.
Site codes
Every code is an area and a side. The wording matches the injection site column of the PeptideMate app and web app export, so a paper log and the app read the same way.
| Code | Site (as in the app) | Code | Site (as in the app) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Abdomen – left | AR | Abdomen – right |
| TL | Thigh – left | TR | Thigh – right |
| SL | Shoulder – left | SR | Shoulder – right |
| FL | Flank – left | FR | Flank – right |
| GL | Glute – left | GR | Glute – right |
| BL | Tricep – left | BR | Tricep – right |
How to use the injection tracker
- Before each injection, look at the rotation grid and pick a site you have not used recently, from the ones your instructions allow.
- After the injection, write a row in the log: date, time, medicine, site code.
- Mark the same site in that week's column of the rotation grid.
- If you notice anything at the site later, such as redness, a lump or bruising, add it to that row with the date it went away.
- If a reaction keeps coming back in one area, show the log to your clinician.
More detail, including a naming scheme for spots within one area, is in how to keep an injection site rotation log. For the dose details of each entry, pair this sheet with the peptide log sheet or the GLP-1 tracker template.
Injection site log
Print with Ctrl+P (Cmd+P on a Mac), or choose "Save as PDF". The log and the rotation grid print on separate pages.
| Date | Time | Medicine | Site code | Reaction at site | Gone by (date) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12-week rotation grid
| Site | W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL Abdomen – left | ||||||||||||
| AR Abdomen – right | ||||||||||||
| TL Thigh – left | ||||||||||||
| TR Thigh – right | ||||||||||||
| SL Shoulder – left | ||||||||||||
| SR Shoulder – right | ||||||||||||
| FL Flank – left | ||||||||||||
| FR Flank – right | ||||||||||||
| GL Glute – left | ||||||||||||
| GR Glute – right | ||||||||||||
| BL Tricep – left | ||||||||||||
| BR Tricep – right |
What is in the CSV?
The CSV has one row per injection with these columns: Date, Time, Medicine, Injection site, Site code, Reaction at site, Notes. The Injection site column uses the same wording as the PeptideMate export, for example "Abdomen – left", and the Site code column holds the short code from the legend. The file is saved as UTF-8 so the dash shows correctly in Excel.
Sources
- Ozempic (semaglutide) injection: Medication Guide, Novo Nordisk, via DailyMed (US National Library of Medicine).
- Mounjaro (tirzepatide) injection: Medication Guide, Eli Lilly and Company, via DailyMed (US National Library of Medicine).
- Zepbound (tirzepatide) injection: Medication Guide, Eli Lilly and Company, via DailyMed (US National Library of Medicine).
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 to tap the site on a front and back body map instead of writing a code;
- you want the app to show where earlier entries went, so choosing the next site takes a second;
- you inject more than one medicine and want each site linked to the dose and vial it came from;
- you want the history as a CSV for an appointment. See the injection site tracker and the free injection tracker app.
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 injection tracker template
Is the injection tracker template free?
Yes. The printable log, the body map legend and the CSV file are free, need no account and contain no tracking.
What do the site codes mean?
Each code is an area plus a side: AL is abdomen left, TR is thigh right, and so on. They match the 12 sites on the PeptideMate body map, so a paper log and the app use the same names.
Which sites should I use?
Use the sites your prescriber, pharmacist or the medicine's instructions name. Not every site on the legend suits every medicine. The template only records the site you used.
How does the rotation grid work?
Each column is a week, and each row is a site. Put a mark in the box for the site you used that week. A glance along a row shows when you last used that area.
Can I note a reaction at the site?
Yes. The log has a column for anything you notice at the site, such as redness, a lump or bruising, and when it went away. Show your clinician if a reaction keeps coming back in one area.
This template records sites you have used. It does not give injection instructions. Follow the instructions that came with your medicine and your clinician's advice. See the medical disclaimer.
Tap the site instead of writing it
PeptideMate records every injection site on a front and back body map and shows where earlier entries went. Free for Android, iPhone, iPad and Mac.
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