After that you may be told not to eat or drink anything but sips of water, so you'll want to schedule the test for first thing in the morning. When you arrive for the test, a blood sample is taken to measure your fasting blood glucose level.
Health savings accounts (HSAs) are like personal savings accounts, but the money in them is used to pay for health care expenses. You â not your employer or insurance company â own and control the money in your health savings account. The money you deposit into the account is not taxed. To be eligible to open an HSA, you must have a special type of health insurance called a high-deductible plan.
A health savings account (HSA) is a tax-favored savings account created for the purpose of paying medical expenses. 1  Contributions to the HSA are 100% deductible (up to the legal limit) â just like an IRA.  Withdrawals to pay qualified medical expenses are never taxed.