I can't see them very clearly, and I don't know what the plant is to get an idea of relative size, but they look like they could be scale insects. Scale insects come in different shapes and colours and if that's what it is I don't know which one it could be in your part of the world, so these pictures are just examples:
and actually the leaves have a shiny sticky, transparent film now.
Not sure what to do..I just keep spraying insecticide
Soft scale insects create "honeydew", which is a sticky substance, so if you're seeing mobile stages as in the Bugguide picture you linked to then it does sound like the round things could also be scale insects.