What is on the page
| Column | What to write | Why it helps |
|---|---|---|
| Dose taken | A tick and the time, on dose day | Late, early and missed doses are easy to forget by the next appointment. |
| Site | Where you injected (see the rotation chart) | The labels ask for a different site each time. |
| Weight | Same time, same conditions | Read the week as a whole, not day by day. |
| Protein, water, fibre | Rough totals are fine | The three things a smaller appetite squeezes first. |
| Nausea 0–5 | The worst it got that day | The most common side effect, and the one most tied to dose timing. |
| Other symptoms 0–5 | Constipation, reflux, tiredness, headache… | Patterns across days are what a prescriber can act on. |
| Notes | Meals, sleep, mood, anything unusual | Context that explains a bad day. |
How to get the most from it
- Start the week on your dose day, so the first row is always the injection and the pattern across the week lines up.
- Fill it in at the same time each day — evenings work for most people. Thirty seconds is enough.
- Use the 0–5 scale consistently. 0 is none, 5 is the worst you can imagine. The numbers matter less than using them the same way every week.
- Keep the pages together and take the last four to your appointment. A month of weeks side by side shows patterns that a single week hides.
- Pair it with the rotation chart if you inject, and the side-effect diary if symptoms need more detail.
Paper or an app?
Paper is fast, private and never runs out of battery. What it cannot do is the arithmetic: averaging your weight into a trend, lining symptoms up against the days since each dose, or turning a month into one page for your prescriber. That is what Cafeity does with the same information — the comparison with a spreadsheet or notes app sets out the trade-off honestly. Plenty of people start on paper and never need anything else.
Common questions
Is the GLP-1 tracker really free?
Yes — both PDFs are free to download, print and share, with no sign-up and no email address.
Does it work for tablets as well as injections?
Yes. Leave the site column blank and tick the dose each day instead of once a week.
Can I fill it in on an iPad?
Yes — open the PDF in any app that lets you write on PDFs, such as Files or Notes on iPad.
Is there an Excel or spreadsheet version?
Not yet. The PDF is designed to be printed or written on. If you would rather have the numbers calculated for you, the Cafeity app records the same things and draws the trends.