Articles

Practical, research-based articles about GLP-1 maintenance, food noise, weight regain, dose changes, transitions, and protecting results after medication.

TransitionsOzempic maintenance, tapering questions, restart decisions, and what to track when treatment changes.

Food noiseHunger, cravings, late-night eating, appetite rebound, and how to describe symptoms clearly.

MaintenanceWegovy maintenance, Zepbound maintenance, dose stretching, cost changes, and clinician checklists.

Head-to-head

Shotsy vs MeAgain: which GLP-1 tracker is better? (2026)

The top two GLP-1 trackers compared head-to-head on pricing ($19.99/yr vs $39.99+/yr), Apple Health sync, body scan photos, compounded syringe units math, and privacy.

New comparison

Published September 29, 2026 · 8 minute read

In-depth teardown

Shotsy app review: pricing, compounded units & free alternatives (2026)

Is Shotsy Pro worth $19.99/year? Our clinical teardown examines Apple Health sync, estimated half-life curves, compounded syringe units math, and top free alternatives.

New review

Published September 28, 2026 · 9 minute read

App teardown

5 Best Shotsy alternatives (2026)

Tired of the $19.99/year paywall or need to track compounded semaglutide in syringe units? Compare GLPme, DoseDiary, MeAgain, and free DIY stacks.

Updated 2026

Published September 28, 2026 · 8 minute read

Competitor map

Best GLP-1 tracking apps (2026)

Honest comparison of Shotsy, DoseDiary, MeAgain, Pep AI, food apps, Happy Scale, Apple Health, and GLPme — including where competitors win.

New article

Published July 31, 2026 · 10 minute read

Foundational analysis

We analyzed 25,000+ GLP-1 posts.

Here's what existing apps still miss: maintenance, food noise, protein, side effects, and the fragmented stack people keep juggling.

New article

Published June 23, 2026 · 12 minute read

Peptide safety guide

GLP-1 peptides: what’s real, what’s risky, and why unsupervised use backfires

What peptides actually are, how GLP-1 drugs fit in, and why gray-market or unsupervised use creates the biggest safety problems.

Research-based

Published June 13, 2026 · 10 minute read

GLP-1 transition guide

The GLP-1 future: what happens when treatment changes?

Why weight regain happens, how food noise returns after GLP-1 medication, and how to build a maintenance plan before rebound compounds.

Field guide

Published June 13, 2026 · 9 minute read

Also on GLPme

Articles are the essays. The guides are the reference pages — longer, sourced line by line, and dated so you can see when they were last checked.

Are GLP-1 medications safe?
The SELECT trial, the boxed warning, NAION, and the compounded-vial problem.
GLP-1 side effects, week by week
When each symptom arrives, what reduces it, what is an emergency.
Are GLP-1s a scam?
The drug versus the industry around it, with a red-flag checklist.
Coming off Ozempic
Clearance timeline, regain data, and the options between staying and stopping.
Ten free calculators
Dose units, titration dates, missed doses, half-life, cost per pound.
Dose conversion answers
Every common mg dose and unit amount, at every concentration.

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