In all honesty the finger *****s are more painful hun...the needles are not that bad... they are much smaller than any needle you would have had at the doctors in the past and much finer as you are only injecting into the subcutaneous layer of fat not the muscle like most other injections.
Some injecting tips from a veteran of more than 1500 a year over the past 30 years:
remember to breathe out slowly as you push the needle in...don't hold your breath....by breathing out you minimise the pain nerves so it hurts less.
if you start to feel sharp pain when you start to push the needle in you are prolly too close to a nerve....don't try and push torugh it move the needle to a different spot well away from where you are....you have just sensitised the nerves in that area so best to start again at least a few inches away.
Push the needle in firmly and inject the insulin slowly and wait a second or two before taking the neelde out to make sure the insulin disperses properly and doesnt leak out the needle hole when you withdraw.
some people find using ice on the needle spot or using some emla gel helps also but really it shouldn't be all that painful as the needle is so fine.....hope that helps a little bit..the most important part is the breathing...don't hold your breath as it tenses all the muscles breathing out forces your body to relax.....
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I'll probably end up on insulin again this time since I seem to get worse with every pregnancy, I'm going to remember this. Thanks 
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