Nurse here, Epi Pens are for severe allergic reactions that often result in anaphylactic shock, NOT weight loss/diabetes. SMH...

"Mind your own beeswax" seems to be something no one's raised on anymore. Why is everyone in everyone else's business thesedays? IDGAF what other people are doing as long as they're not breaking the law, affecting me or ramming it down my throat. Otherwise it's none of my business. "The only time you should look into your neighbors bowl is to make sure they have enough". Try living life on that philosophy.

Seriously if you want to lose weight focus on losing your own weight keep your nose out of other people's business and quit being green with envy

Stupidly enough I had a similar experience. I have an adult foster son who when he was 19-20 was dating this girl that I allowed to come with us on holiday, big mistake on our part cause we knew she was a total b***h. Anyway she snooped in our bedroom and found my insulin pen, guess who then went around their entire college telling everyone the reason I was thin was because I was taking weight loss d***s. The college had to call an assembly to explain to everyone what insulin was and that the nice lady who regularly comes in to offer jobs to people was diabetic. Apparently I ruined her life. Good.

For those unfamiliar, an Epi-pen is a self injectable syringe containing epinephrine, for use during an allergic reaction and to help prevent anaphylaxis. (It is available by prescription only.) I use an injectable similar to it, but mine is an asthma treatment. There are any number of injectable medications now, and they are no one's business but the prescribee, their doctor and immediate family who need to know. In the US, it's a violation of HIPAA law to disclose that information to others without the patient's permission. Mind your own business!

What a deeply unpleasant person.

Those meds CAN cause weight loss equal to 10-15% of bodyweight over the course of 18 months by themselves....but you're not going to have a drastic body change unless you're also changing your eating habits and exercising regularly. Besides that, their legitimate use is for DIABETICS, weight loss is an off label trend. Outing someone for using tools that you don't have available to you isn't going to make you any thinner.

Some humans are so vile

There can be a lot of judgement on people who supposedly "cheated" to lose weight.

What a lovely DIL you are.

You guys have got to read OPs other comments - my God the entitlement is strong in this one! I'm gonna guess her real name is Karen. Anyways, have a butchers https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/thirty_days_only/5197803-to-tell-all-about-what-i-found-in-mils-fridge

I don't think OP knows what 'stick in the mud' means, but MIL is not being deceitful in any way. Those d***s help suppress appetite, thus reducing food intake for some people. They do not magically make the pounds just drop off, there is still plenty of work involved. It's none of anyone's else's business and MIL is not under any obligation to mention it to avoid 'lying'. If OP wants to destroy any relationship she has with MIL, this would be a great way to do it. I wouldn't think it would be great for her relationship with her spouse either. And if it's FIL's med, which it could certainly be, she won't even get the satisfaction of being vindicated once she opens her big mouth.

*sighs* been facing this a lot myself. i'm a diabetic, i'm on ozempic, and of course as soon as it's mentioned... people tell me: * it's dangerous and i need to get off of it immediately! * i shouldn't be taking a diet d**g! * comments about it being new and untested! * etc along those lines and a lot of side-eye it has been tested in diabetics for 2 decades, the weight-loss is a side effect, and yeah i was warned about the side effects before i started on it for LIFE. thing is, diabetics don't take the same amount as those who take WEGOVY(the proper diet version), we take typically a quarter the amount to get the affect we need(stabilizes blood sugars, helps produce insulin in those who still can, and helps reduce insulin resistance), and we know we're on it for life. one of the major issues, is all the news articles etc for years now, have mentioned the diabetic version which is, again, ozempic and rarely mention the diet version which is wegovy.

EpiPens are used in case of anaphylactic reactions -- not weight loss. And lenka's comments mirror my thoughts.

What's wrong with using injections?

YTA, and a snoopy one to boot. Epi Pens are used for anaphylactic shock prevention in the event of exposure to a dangerous allergen i.e. bee sting, food (peanuts, seafood, etc) or any substance that can cause an allergic reaction. Next time, ask a real medical person NOT THE INTERNET. Google does NOT, in fact, have an MD behind the name.

This DIL needs to go to her doctor and get her own medicine so she can stop being jealous.

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Just let it go. She shouldn't be lying, but if she isn't in your face about it, there's no harm. She's eating healthy and recognises the hard work is at the gym, and she's made lots of lifestyle changes. Don't put that down. Don't make her feel bad for losing weight. Just ignore it. If she starts lecturing people, fair enough, but support the healthy lifestyle, it doesn't matter how she got there. Don't be malicious.