Photo special: diabetes causes amputations

I took this photo on the tube recently. 'Diabetes causes... amputations' seems a bit strong. That's like saying 'cancer causes chemotherapy'.

A warning poster with the message 'Diabetes causes heart disease, stroke, amputations, kidney failure and blindness'

Mind you, 'diabetes can lead to the need for amputation' isn't as catchy, and screws up the sentence structure.

www.diabetes.org.uk/SilentAssassin