Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Says He Has Lost 80 Pounds on ‘Life-Changing’ GLP-1 Medication
Pritzker said the medication helped him stop insulin use and achieve his largest weight loss, while Illinois covers GLP-1 drugs for employees with approval.
- On Monday, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker revealed he has lost 80 pounds using a GLP-1 medication in an hour-long interview with NBC Chicago's political reporter Mary Ann Ahern, slated to air at 5 p.m.
- More than a year ago, Pritzker was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes after his doctor found high glucose levels; his father, Donald Pritzker, died of a heart attack at age 39, prompting doctors to monitor his health closely.
- Combining nearly 4 miles of daily walking with GLP-1 injections, Pritzker stopped taking insulin nine months ago as the medication eliminated 'food noise' and his blood sugar levels returned to normal.
- Illinois expanded coverage for state workers' GLP-1 medications like Wegovy, Mounjaro and Ozempic in July 2023, costing $147 million in fiscal year 2025; Pritzker defended the drug as 'not cheating' and called state coverage 'good for the taxpayers.'
- With more than 100 million Americans overweight and nearly 28 million using GLP-1 drugs, Pritzker credited his family history rather than his potential 2028 presidential ambitions for motivating his public disclosure of the treatment.
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Says He’s Lost 80 Pounds on ‘Life-Changing’ GLP-1 Medication
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said in a new interview that he has dropped 80 pounds using a GLP-1 drug. “I have been driven my whole life to lose weight,” Pritzker said in an interview that aired Monday on “CBS Mornings.” “The fact that I am now able to do it because this GLP-1 became…
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