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What each dose step did.

A dose step is the stretch of time you spend on one dose. GLP‑1 medications usually start low and step up, and your prescriber decides each step. Max HP, a GLP‑1 dose tracker for iPhone, groups your doses, weigh‑ins and check‑ins by step, so you can compare one dose with the last.

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The Ladder An example: four dose steps from 2.5 mg to 10 mg over sixteen weeks, with weight falling from about 231 to 210 pounds. 2.5 mg 5 mg 7.5 mg 10 mg 230 220 210 Aug Sep Oct Nov The Ladder An example: four dose steps from 2.5 mg to 10 mg over sixteen weeks, with weight falling from about 231 to 210 pounds. 2.5 mg 5 mg 7.5 mg 10 mg 230 220 210 Aug Sep Oct Nov
Dose step Dose Weigh‑in 7‑day average

The Ladder, with example data.

How to read the Ladder

  • The bandsEach dose step gets its own colour, from the day you started it to the day you moved on.
  • The staircaseThe dashed line steps up with each dose, so a change in dose lines up with what came next.
  • The dotsYour weigh‑ins. Daily weight moves around with water, salt and the time of day.
  • The lineThe 7‑day average of your weigh‑ins. It’s the one to read for a trend.
  • The marks underneathDays you checked in with symptoms.

Step Reviews

When you’ve been on a step a while, Max HP puts it beside the one before:

  • Weight rateChange per week on this dose, from the 7‑day average.
  • Side‑effect daysHow many days you logged symptoms, and which ones.
  • Appetite and food noiseHow your check‑ins changed.
  • Doses on timeHow many of the expected doses you logged, and when.

A Step Review describes what you logged. It doesn’t say whether to stay on a dose or change it, and it never suggests one. It gives you and your prescriber the same picture to decide from.

What the labels say about dose steps

The US labels for weekly GLP‑1 pens describe starting at a low dose and increasing in steps, usually every four weeks, up to a maintenance dose. The Zepbound® label, for example, says: “The recommended starting dosage of ZEPBOUND for all indications is 2.5 mg injected subcutaneously once weekly for 4 weeks.”

That’s the label’s schedule, not a plan for you. Your prescriber may change the pace, for example for side effects. The GLP‑1 dose chart lists the strengths each label covers, with links to the labels.

The level curve

Max HP Pro can draw an illustrative curve of medication across your dose week, from each label’s published half-life. It’s labelled as an estimate and stays off until you turn it on. It shows the general shape of a dose week, not your blood level.

Questions

What is a GLP‑1 dose step?
The time you spend on one dose before your prescriber changes it. Most weekly GLP‑1 medications start at a low dose and step up. In Max HP, each step is one band on the Ladder and one row on the Clinic Report.
Does Max HP tell me when to increase my dose?
No. Max HP never suggests, calculates or changes a dose. Your prescriber decides your dose; Max HP records it.
What if I stay on a dose longer, or go back down?
Log the dose you’re on. When you log a different amount, up or down, Max HP asks whether to start a new step, and the Ladder draws it as it happened.
Why use a 7‑day average for weight?
Weight moves day to day for reasons that aren’t fat: water, salt, digestion and the time you weigh. Averaging a week smooths that out, so a step’s trend is easier to see.

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